agricultural
US /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/
UK /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning farming, or the land
B1Moreas well as
US /æz wɛl æz/
UK /æz wel æz/
- Adverb
- Also; in addition to
- Preposition
- In addition to; and also.
A1Moreboost
US /bust/
UK /bu:st/
- Transitive Verb
- To increase something; to make something better
- To push someone or something up from beneath them
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An increase in something
B1TOEICMorecastle
US /ˈkæsl/
UK /ˈkɑ:sl/
- Countable Noun
- Large defensive building in historical times
A2Morechart
US /tʃɑ:rt/
UK /tʃɑ:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Drawing showing information in a clear way
- Map of the sea or stars
- Transitive Verb
- To make a plan for future action
- To make a map of
B1Moredecline
US /dɪˈklaɪn/
UK /dɪ'klaɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To bend towards the ground
- To slope downward.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lessen in quality or value
A2TOEICMoredefend
US /dɪˈfɛnd/
UK /dɪ'fend/
- Transitive Verb
- To protect and explain your position in court
- To protect against an attack
B1TOEICMoreelevated
US /ˈɛləˌvetɪd/
UK /ˈelɪveɪtɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something higher
- To raise a thing in status, importance or feeling
- Adjective
- Shortened form of elevated, especially referring to an elevated train or railway.
- Situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.
B2Moreempire
US /ˈɛmˌpaɪr/
UK /ˈempaɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Group of countries controlled by one government
- A large and important business or group of businesses owned by one person or company.
- Adjective
- A style of dress with a high waistline, just below the bust.
B1Moreemployment
US /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/
UK /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- The state of being in work or having a job
- An activity that occupies someone's time.
- Adjective
- Concerning the number of people who are in work
A2TOEICMoreestate
US /ɪˈstet/
UK /ɪˈsteɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- Group of houses all built at the same time
A2TOEICMoreevolve
US /ɪˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪ'vɒlv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To develop certain features
- To develop or change slowly over time
B1Morefeudal
US /ˈfjudl:/
UK /ˈfju:dl/
- Adjective
- Of or typical of feudalism
B2Morefief
US /fif/
UK /fi:f/
- Countable Noun
- Land being owned by lord and rented to peasant
C1Moreflour
US /flaʊr/
UK /ˈflaʊə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Powder made from a grain used in cooking
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something with flour in cooking
B1Morefortify
US /ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪ/
UK /'fɔ:tɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To protect against military attack, as with walls
- To make someone or something stronger
B2Morefurniture
US /ˈfɚnɪtʃɚ/
UK /ˈfɜ:nɪtʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
A2TOEICMoregrain
US /ɡren/
UK /greɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Seeds of plants used for food
- Natural pattern in something, e.g. wood
B1TOEICMorein case of
US /ɪn kes ʌv/
UK /in keis ɔv/
- Preposition
- If something happens; in the event of.
- If something happens.
- Conjunction
- To be prepared for something that might happen.
A1Morein return
US /ɪn rɪˈtɚn/
UK /in riˈtə:n/
- Adverb
- As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- Phrase
- As compensation or consideration for something.
- As a reaction or response to something.
A1Moreintroduction
US /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
UK /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A first experience with something
- Opening part of a text or piece of music
A2TOEICMoreknight
US /naɪt/
UK /naɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
- High-ranked medieval soldier fighting on horse
- Transitive Verb
- To grant someone the title of knight
B2TOEICMorelord
US /lɔrd/
UK /lɔ:d/
- Noun
- (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- Man with power and authority; a nobleman
- Intransitive Verb
- To act as though you can tell people what to do
A2Moreloyalty
US /ˈlɔɪəlti/
UK /ˈlɔɪəlti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Complete and sustained support for person, thing
- Allegiance or devotion to a person, cause, or country.
B2TOEICMoremanor
US /ˈmænɚ/
UK /ˈmænə(r)/
- Noun
- History main house or mansion on an estate
B1Moremoat
US /mot/
UK /məʊt/
- Countable Noun
- Water-filled ditch surrounding a castle
C1Moreon duty
US /ɑn ˈduti/
UK /ɔn ˈdju:ti/
- Phrase
A2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Moreorder in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
plant
US /plænt/
UK /plɑ:nt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- Transitive Verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
A2TOEICMorepledge
US /plɛdʒ/
UK /pledʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a promise; make an oath
- Noun
- A formal promise
B2Moreprotection
US /prəˈtɛkʃən/
UK /prəˈtekʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Being kept from harm
A2TOEICMorerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Morerevolution
US /ˌrɛvəˈluʃən/
UK /ˌrevə'lu:ʃn/
- Noun
- When a group overthrows an existing government
- Sudden or significant change in something
B1Morerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMorerule in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
B1Moreserve
US /sɚv/
UK /sɜ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act in a particular position or office
- To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
A2TOEICMoreshelter
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
B1Moresiege
US /sidʒ/
UK /si:dʒ/
- Noun
- Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
C2TOEICMorestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMoresurround
US /səˈraʊnd/
UK /səˈraʊnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To be all the way around something
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
A2Moresurrounding
US /səˈraʊndɪŋ/
UK /səˈraʊndɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To be all the way around something
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
- Adjective
- Bring completed closed around on all sides
A2Moresurvey
US /ˈsɜː(r)veɪ/
UK /'sɜ:veɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Broad view or general description of something
- Act of measuring land or property to make a map
- Transitive Verb
- To offer a broad view or general description
- To measure an area of land to make a map of it
A2TOEICMoretax
US /tæks/
UK /tæks/
- Transitive Verb
- To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- (Government) to take money from a country's people
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money taken by a government from its people
- A heavy demand or burden.
A2TOEICMorethreat
US /θrɛt/
UK /θret/
- Noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
A2TOEICMoreultimately
US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/
UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/
- Adverb
- Done or considered as the final and most important
- Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
B1TOEICMorevariety
US /vəˈraɪɪti/
UK /və'raɪətɪ/
- Noun
- Particular type of thing or person
- The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
A2TOEICMorewealthy
US /ˈwɛlθi/
UK /ˈwelθi/
- Adjective
- Having a great quantity of money or property
A2Morewooden
US /ˈwʊdn/
UK /ˈwʊdn/
- Adjective
- (Of acting) without natural emotion; unconvincing
- Made of wood
A2More
Vocabulary
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
- rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
- on duty
- in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- on to: Toward something; forward
- need: To be unable to manage without something; require
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- husband: Married man
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- greater: Larger in size or number
- live: To be alive
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- woman: Adult female human being
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- less: Smaller in amount or degree
- castle: Large defensive building in historical times
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
- wooden: (Of acting) without natural emotion; unconvincing
- offering: To suggest a price you are willing to pay
- enter: To start a career or an education
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- land: Region or country
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- surround: To be all the way around something
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- surrounding: To be all the way around something
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- employment: The state of being in work or having a job
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- protection: Being kept from harm
- introduction: A first experience with something
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
- chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
- survey: Broad view or general description of something
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
- evolve: To develop certain features
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- grain: Seeds of plants used for food
- manor: History main house or mansion on an estate
- moat: Water-filled ditch surrounding a castle
- chivalry: Noble qualities of knights, e.g. protecting women
- fortify: To protect against military attack, as with walls
- pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
- fief: Land being owned by lord and rented to peasant
- siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
- feudal: Of or typical of feudalism
- elevated: To make something higher
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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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Bing-Je posted on 2013/12/16Ever wondered how knights and castles fit into the bigger picture of medieval life? This video dives deep into feudalism, explaining the manorial system and even the agricultural revolution that shaped Europe! You'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary related to this fascinating historical period.
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