adopt
US /əˈdɑ:pt/
UK /əˈdɒpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
A2TOEICMorebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebehold
US /bɪˈhoʊld/
UK /bɪˈhəʊld/
- Transitive Verb
- To look at
B2Morebill
US /bɪl/
UK /bɪl/
- Noun
- Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- Sign or poster advertising something
- Transitive Verb
- To request payment by handing over an invoice
A2TOEICMorebitter
US /ˈbɪtɚ/
UK /'bɪtə(r)/
- Adjective
- Feeling angry and sad over something
- Sharp unpleasant taste (e.g. strong black coffee)
A2Morebless
US /blɛs/
UK /bles/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something holy by saying a special prayer
B1Moreblizzard
US /ˈblɪzəd/
UK /'blɪzəd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Powerful windstorm with large amounts of snow
- A situation where many things happen at once, often chaotic or overwhelming.
- Intransitive Verb
- To snow heavily with strong winds.
B2Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Morecountenance
US /ˈkaʊntənəns/
UK /'kaʊntənəns/
- Noun
- Expression of the face
C1TOEICMorediner
US /ˈdaɪnɚ/
UK /ˈdaɪnə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who dines; customer in restaurant
B1Moreditch
US /dɪtʃ/
UK /dɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
- To land an airplane in water due to an emergency
- Countable Noun
- Long, shallow hole used for drainage or irrigation
B1Moredrunken
US /ˈdrʌŋkən/
UK /'drʌŋkən/
- Adjective
- (Of a rage, stupor, etc.) when a person is drunk
B2Moreflash
US /flæʃ/
UK /flæʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear suddenly and briefly
- To shine brightly very suddenly and briefly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden and brief appearance of something
- Light used by a camera to brighten the area
B1Moregaunt
US /ɡɔnt/
UK /ɡɔ:nt/
- Adjective
- Very thin because of tiredness or illness
C1TOEICMoregrace
US /ɡres/
UK /ɡreɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
- God's kindness shown to people
- Transitive Verb
- To make a place look more attractive
B1Moreinduce
US /ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /ɪn'dju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone do something; create an outcome
- To make a woman give birth by giving her medicine
B1TOEICMorekin
US /kɪn/
UK /kɪn/
- Noun
- People to whom a person is related
B2Moremidnight
US /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
UK /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
- Noun
- 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
B1Moremisery
US /ˈmɪzəri/
UK /'mɪzərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Thing that causes unhappiness
- Extreme suffering or unhappiness
B1Moremobile
US /ˈmoʊbl/
UK /'məʊbaɪl/
- Adjective
- Able to be moved or able to move
- Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
- Countable Noun
- Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
- A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
B1Moremobile home
US
UK
- Phrase
A1Moremotel
US /moˈtɛl/
UK /məʊ'tel/
- Countable Noun
- Drive-in hotel which provides lodging and parking
B2Moremultitude
US /ˈmʌltɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/
UK /ˈmʌltɪtju:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large number of people or things; crowd
B2TOEICMoreneighbor
US /ˈnebɚ/
UK /'neɪbə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who lives, or is near, you
- A country or area next to another.
- Adjective
- Situated near or next to something.
B1Moreoccur
US /əˈkɚ/
UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To come to pass or to happen
- To be found to exist; to be present.
A2TOEICMoreon the road
US /ɑn ði rəʊd/
UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/
- Phrase
- Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
- Idiom
- Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
A1Morepause
US /pɔz/
UK /pɔ:z/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop doing for a while before continuing
- To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A temporary break before continuing
- Function on a device to stop and restart it
A2Morepleasant
US /ˈplɛzənt/
UK /'pleznt/
- Adjective
- Causing a good feeling
- Having an agreeable or attractive personality.
B1Moreporch
US /pɔ:rtʃ/
UK /pɔ:tʃ/
- Noun
- Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
B2Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorerecall
US /rɪˈkɔl/
UK /rɪˈkɔ:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- Act of remembering events or details of the past
- Transitive Verb
- (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
- To remember events or details of the past
A2Moreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMorerundown
US /ˈrʌndaʊn/
UK /ˈrʌndaʊn/
- Adjective
- (Of building) old and in poor condition
- (Of people) tired
C2Moreseparate
US /'sepəreɪt/
UK /'sepəreɪt/
- Adjective
- Being different from or unrelated to another
- Not connected; different.
- Transitive Verb
- To divide two things by being in between them
- To move things away from each other
A2TOEICMoreshiver
US /ˈʃɪvɚ/
UK /ˈʃɪvə(r)/
- Noun
- Act of shaking from fear or cold
- Intransitive Verb
- To shake from fear or cold
C1Moresilence
US /ˈsaɪləns/
UK /'saɪləns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
- Transitive Verb
- To stop the noise that something is making
- To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
A2Moresolemn
US /ˈsɑ:ləm/
UK /ˈsɒləm/
- Adjective
- Serious and dignified
B2Morespot
US /spɑt/
UK /spɒt/
- Noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Transitive Verb
- To see someone or something by chance
A2TOEICMorestate trooper
US
UK
- Noun
- A state police officer; a highway patrol officer.
B2Moresudden
US /ˈsʌdn/
UK /ˈsʌdn/
- Adjective
- Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
B1Moresue
US /su/
UK /su:/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To take legal action against someone
B2Moretear
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
A2Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretragic
US /ˈtrædʒɪk/
UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/
- Adjective
- (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
B1Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moretrooper
US /ˈtrupɚ/
UK /'tru:pə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A US state police officer
B2Moretuck
US /tʌk/
UK /tʌk/
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into a small or safe place
- To put something gently into place, as to hide it
- Noun
- Fold sewn into a skirt, etc. to improve the fit
B1Morewhirl
US /hwɜrl/
UK /wɜ:l/
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn rapidly in circles
B2Morewrap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- Thin bread filled with food and rolled
- Transitive Verb
- To be or move around something
- To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
B1Morewreck
US /rɛk/
UK /rek/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- (Informal) one in poor emotional/physical condition
- Transitive Verb
- To ruin something completely
- To destroy a vehicle, building completely
B2More
Vocabulary
- state trooper: A state police officer; a highway patrol officer.
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- mobile home
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- spot: A certain place or area
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- pleasant: Causing a good feeling
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- leave: To go away from; depart
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
- porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- multitude: Large number of people or things; crowd
- behold: To look at
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- blizzard: Powerful windstorm with large amounts of snow
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- sue: Person's name
- shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
- live: To be alive
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- solemn: Serious and dignified
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
- diner: Person who dines; customer in restaurant
- gaunt: Very thin because of tiredness or illness
- rundown: (Of building) old and in poor condition
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- whirl: To turn rapidly in circles
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- kin: People to whom a person is related
- drunken: (Of a rage, stupor, etc.) when a person is drunk
- countenance: Expression of the face
- trooper: A US state police officer
- motel: Drive-in hotel which provides lodging and parking
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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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ayane posted on 2019/11/07Get ready for a heartwarming and surprising Christmas Eve story with Trooper Sumake! You'll be captivated by this nostalgic rescue tale that features a fantastic plot twist and touches on themes of adoption and holiday grief. It's a wonderful way to dive into cultural depth and practice situational dialogue with simple sentence structures!
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