advantage
US /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
UK /əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing making the chance of success higher
- A positive point about something
- Transitive Verb
- To make use of something, especially to further one's own position; exploit.
A2TOEICMoreannoying
US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone angry
- Adjective
- A little angry; upset
B1TOEICMoreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorebenefit
US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/
UK /'benɪfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a good effect or be helpful
- To receive an advantage; to be helped
A2TOEICMorecelebrate
US /ˈsɛləˌbret/
UK /'selɪbreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
A2Moreclumsy
US /ˈklʌmzi/
UK /'klʌmzɪ/
- Adjective
- Moving or doing things awkwardly
- Tactless and likely to offend.
B2Morecoincidence
US /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
UK /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
B1Moredevil
US /ˈdɛvəl/
UK /ˈdevl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A spirit said to be evil
- A very bad or cruel person.
- Transitive Verb
- To prepare (food) with hot or spicy seasonings.
B1Moredifferently
US /ˈdɪfərəntlɪ/
UK /'dɪfrəntlɪ/
- Adverb
- In another and different manner
- In a way that shows a different opinion or perspective.
A2Moredo magic
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To perform magic tricks; to create illusions.
A2Moreencourage
US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/
UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To increase the chance of something happening
- To make someone more determined or confident
A2TOEICMoreexcuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
A2Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoregene
US /dʒin/
UK /dʒi:n/
- Noun
- Part of cell controlling development of a thing
B1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Morehop
US /hɑp/
UK /hɒp/
- Noun
- Dance party
- Small jump, often on one foot
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from one place to another
- To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
B2Morein a bad way
US /ɪn ə bæd weɪ/
UK /ɪn ə bæd wei/
- other
- In poor physical or emotional condition.
B2Morein the past
US
UK
- Phrase
- During a former period of time; previously.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreinstrument
US /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
UK /'ɪnstrəmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
- Legal document
A2TOEICMorekangaroo
US /ˌkæŋɡəˈru/
UK /ˌkæŋgəˈru:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large Australian animal which hops
B2Moremessy
US /ˈmɛsi/
UK /'mesɪ/
- Adjective
- Being complex or difficult to fix
- Being untidy or dirty
A2Morepossess
US /pəˈzɛs/
UK /pəˈzes/
- Transitive Verb
- To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
- To have or own something
A2TOEICMoreproportion
US /prəˈpɔrʃən, -ˈpor-/
UK /prəˈpɔ:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A part of a whole thing
- State of balance between two or more things
- Transitive Verb
- To balance the size of something with another
- To adjust or adapt so that they have the correct relationship with each other.
A2Moreproud
US /praʊd/
UK /praʊd/
- Adjective
- Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
B1TOEICMorespot
US /spɑt/
UK /spɒt/
- Noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Transitive Verb
- To see someone or something by chance
A2TOEICMoreunexpected
US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
UK /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
- Adjective
- Surprising because it was not expected
- Noun
- An event or occurrence that was not anticipated.
B2Moreunfair
US /ˌʌnˈfer/
UK /ˌʌnˈfeə(r)/
- Adjective
- not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
B1TOEICMoreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMorewire
US /waɪr/
UK /'waɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Thin, flexible thread of metal
- Act of sending a message by telegraph
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To connect two or more things together with cable
- To send money to someone electronically
A2TOEICMorewitch
US /wɪtʃ/
UK /wɪtʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Woman believed to have magical powers
- Mean and ugly old woman
B2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- do magic: To perform magic tricks; to create illusions.
- in a bad way: In poor physical or emotional condition.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- spot: A certain place or area
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- annoying: To make someone angry
- instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- proportion: A part of a whole thing
- clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- leave: To go away from; depart
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- act: To behave in a certain way
- hop: Dance party
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
- behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- differently: In another and different manner
- history: Established pattern or record
- witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
- unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- kangaroo: Large Australian animal which hops
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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