align
US /əˈlaɪn/
UK /əˈlaɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a line or in the correct position in relation to something else.
B2Moreamenity
US /əˈmɛnɪti/
UK /ə'mi:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that adds to people's comfort; facility
B2Moreas for
US /æz fɔr/
UK /æz fɔ:/
- Preposition
- Concerning; regarding.
- Phrase
- Used to introduce a new topic or aspect of a subject.
A1Moreassist
US /əˈsɪst/
UK /əˈsɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To help
A2TOEICMoreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Morebranch
US /bræntʃ/
UK /brɑ:ntʃ/
- Noun
- Part of a family related to the same members
- Part of organization with a specific function
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To separate away from the main part
- To extend in a new direction; diverge.
A2TOEICMorecamouflage
US /ˈkæməˌflɑʒ, -ˌflɑdʒ/
UK /ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Blending into the background by being similar
- Something patterned that hides military vehicle
- Transitive Verb
- To hide by blending it into its background
- To hide or disguise someone or something, by means of camouflage.
B2Morecapsule
US /ˈkæpsul/
UK /'kæpsju:l/
- Countable Noun
- Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
- Part of a space craft where people live and work
- Adjective
- Modifier a small version, with only key items
B2Morecheck into
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To register at a hotel or similar establishment.
- To enter a hospital or clinic for treatment.
check out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Moreconcave
US /kɑnˈkev, ˈkɑnˌkev/
UK /'kɒn'keɪv/
- Adjective
- Hollow; curved inward
C1Morecrib
US /krɪb/
UK /krɪb/
- Countable Noun
- Young child's bed with barred side; cot
C1Moredilemma
US /dɪˈlɛmə/
UK /dɪ'lemə/
- Noun
- Position in which you must make difficult choices
- An argument forcing an opponent to choose between two unfavorable alternatives.
B1Moredivide
US /dɪˈvaɪd/
UK /dɪ'vaɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- To separate something into equal pieces
- Noun
- A separation or distinction.
A2TOEICMoreencounter
US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/
UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- To meet someone or something unexpectedly
- Noun
- A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
B1TOEICMorefirm
US /fɚm/
UK /fɜ:m/
- Countable Noun
- Company that sells goods or services
- Adjective
- Fairly hard or solid, not soft
- Unchanging and strong
A2TOEICMoregender
US /ˈdʒɛndɚ/
UK /'dʒendə(r)/
- Noun
- State of being male or female
- The socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities of people.
- Transitive Verb
- To assign a gender to; to consider something in terms of gender.
B1Moreget naked
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remove one's clothes; to undress completely.
B2Moregreet
US /ɡrit/
UK /gri:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
B1Morehallway
US /ˈhɔlˌwe/
UK /ˈhɔ:lweɪ/
- Noun
- Interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
B2Morehandle
US /ˈhændl/
UK /'hændl/
- Transitive Verb
- To cope with or take responsibility for
- To control a machine, car etc.
- Countable Noun
- The part of a door you hold to open it
- Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
A2TOEICMorein the red
US
UK
- Adjective
- Operating at a loss; in debt.
- Phrase
- Having overdrawn money from a bank account.
A1Moreindex
US /ˈɪnˌdɛks/
UK /ˈɪndeks/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
- Written or printed (usually alphabetical) list
- Transitive Verb
- To adjust a value/wages as other things change
- To make a list of things in alphabetical order
A2TOEICMoreinspection
US /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
UK /ɪnˈspekʃn/
- Noun
- Official examination to make sure everything is ok
B1TOEICMoreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morejigsaw
US /ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔ/
UK /ˈdʒɪgsɔ:/
- Noun
- Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
B2Morelocker
US /ˈlɑ:kə(r)/
UK /ˈlɒkə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
B2Morelounge
US /laʊndʒ/
UK /laʊndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
- Living room of a house
- Intransitive Verb
- To sit or lie down in a lazy or relaxed manner
B1TOEICMoremirror
US /ˈmɪrɚ/
UK /'mɪrə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- An accurate impression or picture of something
- Transitive Verb
- To reflect (an image)
- To have similar qualities to something else
A2Moremold
US /mold/
UK /məʊld/
- Noun
- Distinctive type of character or nature
- Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
- Transitive Verb
- To influence a person's character or behavior
- To form something into a shape
B1Morenaked
US /ˈnekɪd/
UK /ˈneɪkɪd/
- Adjective
- Not wearing any clothes; without covering
B1Moreon the other side of
US /ɑn ði ˈʌðɚ ˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /ɒn ði ˈʌðə ˈsaɪd ɒv/
- Preposition
- Located across something from a given point.
A2Moreoutlet
US /ˈaʊtˌlɛt, -lɪt/
UK /'aʊtlet/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
- A pipe, hole or wire through which something flows
B1TOEICMorepanel
US /ˈpænəl/
UK /'pænl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group who answer questions or give opinions
- Flat surface with controls and switches
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a wall with thin pieces of wood
A2TOEICMorepeep
US /pip/
UK /pi:p/
- Intransitive Verb
- To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
- Noun
- Word or sound (used in the negative, etc.)
B2Morepillow
US /ˈpɪlo/
UK /'pɪləʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- A cushion used as decoration.
- Uncountable Noun
- Something used to provide support or cushioning.
B1Morepod
US /pɑ:d/
UK /pɒd/
- Countable Noun
- Seed container that grows on plants
B2Moreposture
US /ˈpɑstʃɚ/
UK /'pɒstʃə(r)/
- Noun
- Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- The position of the body when standing or sitting
- Intransitive Verb
- To be insincere in order to gain favor
B1TOEICMoreprecision
US /prɪˈsɪʒən/
UK /prɪˈsɪʒn/
- Adjective
- Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being very accurate and exact
- The degree to which something is accurately or exactly done.
A2TOEICMoreprevent
US /prɪˈvɛnt/
UK /prɪ'vent/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
A2TOEICMorepuzzle
US /ˈpʌzəl/
UK /'pʌzl/
- Transitive Verb
- To be a challenge to understand; confuse
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something challenging to explain or understand
- Game requiring the player to find an answer
A2TOEICMorereception
US /rɪˈsɛpʃən/
UK /rɪˈsepʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Front desk area of an organization or building
- Party occurring after an event it celebrates
B1TOEICMorereckon
US /ˈrɛkən/
UK /ˈrekən/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To believe or expect that something is true
A2Moreshelf
US /ʃɛlf/
UK /ʃelf/
- Countable Noun
- Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
- Flat board attached to a wall to put things on
A2TOEICMoresilent
US /ˈsaɪlənt/
UK /'saɪlənt/
- Adjective
- Without making any noise; soundless
- Usually speaking very little
B1Moreslit
US /slɪt/
UK /slɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a narrow cut
B2Moresoundtrack
US /ˈsaʊndˌtræk/
UK /'saʊndtræk/
- Countable Noun
- The songs connected to a movie
- Musical recording for a movie
C1Moresqueeze
US /skwiz/
UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1Moresqueeze in
US
UK
- Phrase
C1Morestall
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
B1TOEICMoresteam
US /stim/
UK /sti:m/
- Uncountable Noun
- Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
- Source of stamina, strength or energy
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
- To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
A2Morestretch
US /strɛtʃ/
UK /stretʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
- Noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
A2TOEICMorestuffy
US /ˈstʌfi/
UK /'stʌfɪ/
- Adjective
- (Nose) blocked
- Old fashioned; sticking to the rules; too formal
C1Moretad
US /tæd/
UK /tæd/
- Uncountable Noun
- A small amount of something
B2Moretake out
US /tek aʊt/
UK /teik aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To apply for and get a license
- To take someone on a date
- Uncountable Noun
- Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
A1Morethumbs up
US
UK
- Noun
- A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
- Noun (plural)
- Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
A1Moretoasty
US /'toʊstɪ/
UK /'təʊstɪ/
- Adjective
- Warm and comfortable
B2Moretoothbrush
US /ˈtuθˌbrʌʃ/
UK /ˈtu:θbrʌʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
C2Morevertical
US /ˈvɜ:rtɪkl/
UK /ˈvɜ:tɪkl/
- Adjective
- (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
- Extending or operating upward from a base.
- Noun
- A vertical line or plane.
- An upright structural member.
B1Morewash up
US /wɑʃ ʌp/
UK /wɔʃ ʌp/
- Phrase
- To clean the plates, bowls and cups after eating
- Phrasal Verb
- To wash one's hands and face; to clean dishes after a meal.
A1Morewee
US /wi/
UK /wi:/
- Adjective
- Scottish and Northern English small; short
- Intransitive Verb
- (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
C1More
Vocabulary
- check out
- check into: To register at a hotel or similar establishment.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- wash up: To clean the plates, bowls and cups after eating
- get naked: To remove one's clothes; to undress completely.
- in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- at least: As a minimum
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- squeeze in
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
- fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
- precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
- panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- gender: State of being male or female
- mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
- reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- camouflage: Blending into the background by being similar
- pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
- shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
- puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
- tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
- vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
- capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
- steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
- branch: Part of a family related to the same members
- reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
- mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- amenity: Something that adds to people's comfort; facility
- index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
- point: An item to be discussed
- outlet: Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
- lactose: Sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- assist: To help
- inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- hallway: Interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- slit: To make a narrow cut
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- toasty: Warm and comfortable
- jigsaw: Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
- soundtrack: The songs connected to a movie
- pod: Seed container that grows on plants
- tad: A small amount of something
- close: Almost; near
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- crib: Young child's bed with barred side; cot
- stuffy: (Nose) blocked
- peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
- wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
- concave: Hollow; curved inward
- locker: Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
- toothbrush: Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
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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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Vivian Chen posted on 2019/07/05Ever wondered what it's like to stay in a Tokyo capsule hotel? This video gives you a fun tour, showing you everything from locker unboxing to the cozy upper pod, and you'll pick up practical travel phrases along the way! It's a fantastic way to learn about Japanese culture and daily travel tips.
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