abundance
US /əˈbʌndəns/
UK /əˈbʌndəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quantity that is very large or more than enough
B2Moreadvance
US /ædˈvæns/
UK /əd'vɑ:ns/
- Noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
A2TOEICMorealtar
US /ˈɔltɚ/
UK /ˈɔ:ltə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Area in a church where the priests preaches from
B2Moreannual
US /ˈænjuəl/
UK /ˈænjuəl/
- Adjective
- Happening once a year, or every year
- Noun
- Book (in a series) released each year
A2TOEICMorebless
US /blɛs/
UK /bles/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something holy by saying a special prayer
B1Morebucket
US /ˈbʌkɪt/
UK /'bʌkɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- A scoop-like container attached to machinery, used for digging or lifting materials.
- Uncountable Noun
- The amount held by a bucket.
B1Morecandy
US /ˈkændi/
UK /ˈkændi/
- Countable Noun
- Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- Transitive Verb
- To coat food with sugar
B2Morechase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Morechime
US /tʃaɪm/
UK /tʃaɪm/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a musical, harmonious sound
B2Morecinnamon
US /ˈsɪnəmən/
UK /ˈsɪnəmən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
B2Moreconsumption
US /kənˈsʌmpʃən/
UK /kənˈsʌmpʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The act of buying and using products
- The act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used
B1Moredecease
US /dɪˈsis/
UK /dɪˈsi:s/
- Intransitive Verb
- To die
B2Moredecline
US /dɪˈklaɪn/
UK /dɪ'klaɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To bend towards the ground
- To slope downward.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lessen in quality or value
A2TOEICMoreestimate
US /ˈɛstəˌmet/
UK /'estɪmət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- A judgment or opinion.
- Transitive Verb
- To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
- To form an approximate idea or judgment of.
A2TOEICMorefeast
US /fist/
UK /fi:st/
- Noun
- Religious celebration
- Special meal with large amounts of food and drink
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a large special meal often in celebration
B1Morefeature
US /ˈfitʃɚ/
UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special report in a magazine or paper
- Distinctive or important point of something
- Transitive Verb
- To highlight or give special importance to
- To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
A2TOEICMorefigurine
US /ˌfɪɡjəˈrin/
UK /ˌfɪgjəˈri:n/
- Countable Noun
- Small statue of a person or animal
C1Moregrape
US /ɡrep/
UK /greɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fruit from which wine is made
B2Morehousework
US /ˈhaʊswɜ:rk/
UK /ˈhaʊswɜ:k/
- Uncountable Noun
- Work of cleaning and running a house
B2Morein advance
US /ɪn ædˈvæns/
UK /in ədˈvɑ:ns/
- Phrase
- Ahead of time; before something happens
- Noun
- A payment made before it is due, especially for work to be done
A2Moreinfant
US /'ɪnfənt/
UK /'ɪnfənt/
- Countable Noun
- Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
- The early stage of development of something.
B1TOEICMoremarketing
US /ˈmɑ:rkɪtɪŋ/
UK /ˈmɑ:kɪtɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- Uncountable Noun
- The act of selling services or goods
B1Moremidnight
US /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
UK /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
- Noun
- 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
B1Moreobligate
US /ˈɑblɪˌɡet/
UK /'ɒblɪgeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To force someone to do something, as a duty
B2Moreoccur
US /əˈkɚ/
UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To come to pass or to happen
- To be found to exist; to be present.
A2TOEICMoreoyster
US /ˈɔɪstɚ/
UK /'ɔɪstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- An edible marine mollusk
B2Morepaste
US /pest/
UK /peɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To move computer data from one page to another
- To stick or glue something to something else
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of thick glue used for sticking things
- Soft, wet mixture of powder and liquid
B1Moreplastic
US /ˈplæstɪk/
UK /'plæstɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- Adjective
- Being easily formed or shaped
A2Moreporridge
US /ˈpɔ:rɪdʒ/
UK /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Dish made of oatmeal, usually eaten at breakfast
B2Morepredict
US /prɪˈdɪkt/
UK /prɪ'dɪkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To guess or estimate what will or might happen
A2TOEICMoreprior
US /ˈpraɪɚ/
UK /'praɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Existing or coming earlier in time
- (Of a claim, etc.) more important than another one
- Noun
- Monk or priest in charge of a monastery
B1TOEICMoreprior to
US /ˈpraɪɚ tu/
UK /ˈpraiə tu:/
- Preposition
- Before a particular time or event.
C1Moreprosperity
US /prɑˈspɛrɪti/
UK /prɒ'sperətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being financially/economically successful
- State of growing and being healthy
B1Morerefer
US /rɪˈfɚ/
UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk about or write about something
- To give information about something
A2TOEICMoreregret
US /rɪˈɡrɛt/
UK /rɪ'ɡret/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
- Used to express apology or sadness.
B1Moreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMorerepresent
US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/
- Transitive Verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
A2TOEICMoreset upon
US /sɛt əˈpɑn/
UK /set əˈpɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To attack on all sides often violently
A1Moreshelter
US /ˈʃɛltɚ/
UK /'ʃeltə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- Structure that covers or protects things
- Transitive Verb
- To give animals, people a place away from abuse
- To find protection from danger/bad weather
B1Moreslice
US /slaɪs/
UK /slaɪs/
- Countable Noun
- Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- Piece or share of something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit a ball so that it curves to one side
- To cut a thin piece off something larger
A2TOEICMoresolstice
US /ˈsɑ:lstɪs/
UK /ˈsɒlstɪs/
- Noun
- Time of year when sun is farthest away from Earth
C2Moresymbolize
US /ˈsɪmbəˌlaɪz/
UK /'sɪmbəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To represent to show a thing's essential character
B1Moretear
US /tɛr/
UK /teə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Drop of salty water from the eye
- Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
- Intransitive Verb
- To move very quickly, often with carelessness
A2Moretradition
US /trəˈdɪʃən/
UK /trəˈdɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- Way of thinking or behaving used for a long time
B1TOEICMoreturkey
US /ˈtɜ:rki/
UK /ˈtɜ:ki/
- Countable Noun
- Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- Noun
- An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- Flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
C1Moretwist
US /twɪst/
UK /twɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To turn something in a circular direction
- To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
- Bend or sudden change of direction
A2Moreupcoming
US /ˈʌpˌkʌmɪŋ/
UK /ˈʌpkʌmɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Occurring soon; approaching
C1TOEICMoreward
US /wɔ:rd/
UK /wɔ:d/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Child legally protected and cared for by a court
- Section or part of a town or city
B1Moreward off
US /wɔrd ɔf/
UK /wɔ:d ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To avert, deflect, or repel (something dangerous or undesirable).
A2More
Vocabulary
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- ward off: To avert, deflect, or repel (something dangerous or undesirable).
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- set upon: To attack on all sides often violently
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- consumption: The act of buying and using products
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
- abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- feast: Religious celebration
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- annual: Happening once a year, or every year
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- cinnamon: Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
- bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- porridge: Dish made of oatmeal, usually eaten at breakfast
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- oyster: An edible marine mollusk
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- ward: Person's name
- tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- paste: To move computer data from one page to another
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- altar: Area in a church where the priests preaches from
- marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- chime: To make a musical, harmonious sound
- dead: Not alive
- autumn: The season when leaves fall off trees
- solstice: Time of year when sun is farthest away from Earth
- symbolize: To represent to show a thing's essential character
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- producer: Company producing or growing a certain product
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- bread: Money or earnings
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- obligate: To force someone to do something, as a duty
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- grape: Fruit from which wine is made
- decease: To die
- figurine: Small statue of a person or animal
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- housework: Work of cleaning and running a house
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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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KFC Japanese Christmas And More Holiday Food Traditions
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Courtney Shih posted on 2019/11/05Ever wondered why KFC is a Christmas tradition in Japan, or how the King's Cake hides a baby? Dive into fascinating global holiday food customs, from French oysters to Spanish grapes, and pick up some fun cultural vocabulary along the way! This video is a delicious exploration of traditions you won't want to miss.
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