ability
US /əˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power, resources or skill to do something
- A particular skill or talent.
A2TOEICMoreabsolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorechalk
US /tʃɔk/
UK /tʃɔ:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To draw or write something with chalk
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard white powder used for drawing on boards
- Soft white rock made of limestone
B1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecommit
US /kəˈmɪt/
UK /kə'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something bad, usually a crime
- To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
A2TOEICMorecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Moredestination
US /ˌdɛstəˈneʃən/
UK /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/
- Noun
- The place you are traveling to
- A place regarded as worth visiting or traveling to.
B1TOEICMoredo in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make completely tired out and exhausted
- To destroy or cause damage to someone
A1Moredome
US /doʊm/
UK /dəʊm/
- Noun
- Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
B2Moreembrace
US /ɛmˈbres/
UK /ɪm'breɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of holding someone closely
- An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
- Transitive Verb
- To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
- To accept something enthusiastically.
B1TOEICMoreexposure
US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/
UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- Being talked about in the media
A2TOEICMorefantastic
US /fænˈtæstɪk/
UK /fænˈtæstɪk/
- Adjective
- Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- Very large, fast or great
A2Moregear
US /ɡɪr/
UK /ɡɪə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A speed selector connected to an engine
- Special clothes you use for a purpose
B1Moregeneration
US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act or process of producing or causing something
- People born and living at about the same time
A2TOEICMorego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Morein terms of
US
UK
- Phrase
- With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
A1Moreinspire
US /ɪnˈspaɪr/
UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone an idea to do or make something
- To make someone feel a certain emotion
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe in
- To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
B1TOEICMorekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morelook around
US /lʊk əˈraʊnd/
UK /luk əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To explore a place; search for something.
A1Morememorable
US /ˈmɛmərəbəl/
UK /ˈmemərəbl/
- Adjective
- Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
- Worth remembering; notable
B2Moreovercome
US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/
UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/
- Transitive Verb
- To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- Participle
- Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
A2TOEICMorepitch
US /pɪtʃ/
UK /pɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- To throw a baseball to a batter
- Noun
- Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
- Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
B1TOEICMoreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Moreprofound
US /prəˈfaʊnd, pro-/
UK /prə'faʊnd/
- Adjective
- Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
- Showing a lot of deep thought or understanding
B1Moreregular
US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/
UK /ˈregjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- Occurring or being done frequently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Customers who frequently visit a place
- Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
A2TOEICMorerevolve
US /rɪˈvɑ:lv/
UK /rɪˈvɒlv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something in a circular motion
B2TOEICMorerope
US /rop/
UK /rəʊp/
- Countable Noun
- A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- Transitive Verb
- To tie/attach animals, etc. together using a rope
- To enclose or cordon off an area with a rope.
B1Moreroute
US /rut, raʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Transitive Verb
- To send along a particular path or way
A2TOEICMoreskip
US /skɪp/
UK /skɪp/
- Countable Noun
- Very large waste disposal bin
- Intransitive Verb
- To move forward by taking fast steps and jumps
- To move rapidly, from one topic to another
B2Moresolo
US /ˈsoʊloʊ/
UK /ˈsəʊləʊ/
- Adjective
- Being performed or done alone
- Noun
- Activity that one does alone, e.g. playing music
B1Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestall
US /stɔl/
UK /stɔ:l/
- Countable Noun
- Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- A table where things are sold at a market or fair
- Transitive Verb
- To put animals inside the room where they are kept
B1TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoretired
US /ˈtaɪərd/
UK /ˈtaɪəd/
- Adjective
- Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- Transitive Verb
- To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
B1Moreultimate
US /ˈʌltəmɪt/
UK /ˈʌltɪmət/
- Adjective
- Basic; original; most significant
- Being the greatest example of something
- Noun
- A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
- The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
A2Moreunbelievably
US /ˌʌnbɪˈlivəblɪ/
UK /ˌʌnbɪˈli:vəblɪ/
- Adverb
- Very; exceptionally
B1Moreundoubtedly
US /ʌn'daʊtɪdlɪ/
UK /ʌn'daʊtɪdlɪ/
- Adverb
- With certainty; without question; for sure
B1Moreunpleasant
US /ʌnˈplɛzənt/
UK /ʌnˈpleznt/
- Adjective
- Causing a bad feeling in people
- Disagreeable or offensive in behavior or manner.
B1Moreunthinkable
US /ʌn'θɪŋkəbl/
UK /ʌn'θɪŋkəbl/
- Adjective
- Impossible to imagine; not to be considered
- Too shocking or unacceptable to consider.
B1More
Vocabulary
- in terms of
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- consider: To think carefully about something
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- couple: To join something to something else
- memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- revolve: To move something in a circular motion
- undoubtedly: With certainty; without question; for sure
- rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
- kid: Child or young person
- chalk: To draw or write something with chalk
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- unthinkable: Impossible to imagine; not to be considered
- solo: Being performed or done alone
- unbelievably: Very; exceptionally
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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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Bonus: Free Soloing with Alex Honnold | Nat Geo Live
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Leonard posted on 2019/07/09Ever wondered what goes through the mind of a legendary free soloist like Alex Honnold? This video dives deep into his incredible climbs in Yosemite, like Half Dome and The Nose, and you'll pick up some awesome vocabulary related to mental focus and extreme sports along the way!
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