at the same time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
A1Morebalance
US /ˈbæləns/
UK /ˈbæləns/
- Noun
- Instrument for weighing things
- Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
- To make two or more things equal
A2TOEICMoreballet
US /bæˈle,ˈbælˌe/
UK /ˈbæleɪ/
- Noun
- Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
B1Moreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
A2Morecontext
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/
UK /ˈkɒntekst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
A2Morecraft
US /kræft/
UK /krɑ:ft/
- Transitive Verb
- To make by hand and with much skill
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Job requiring a worker to have specific skills
- Vehicle that travels on water or through the air
B1Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredancer
US /'dænsər/
UK /'dɑ:nsə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who move their body with rhythm to music
A2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredepend
US /dɪˈpend/
UK /dɪˈpend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
B1TOEICMorediscourse
US /ˈdɪskɔrs/
UK /'dɪskɔ:s/
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of how we write and speak
- Long talk or essay about a subject
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a long speech
B1TOEICMorediscover
US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/
UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To find something new that was not known before
- To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
A2TOEICMoreentertainment
US /ˌɛntɚˈtenmənt/
UK /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act or process of providing service for someone
- Singing, dancing, telling jokes to amuse people
A2TOEICMoreextension
US /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
UK /ɪkˈstenʃn/
- Noun
- Addition to something, e.g. a house
- Suffix code of a computer file, e.g. .pdf, .jpg
- Adjective
- Adding extra length
B1TOEICMorefeature
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.
A2TOEICMorefigure for
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To calculate or estimate something, especially costs or amounts.
- To expect or anticipate something.
B1Moreformat
US /ˈfɔ:rmæt/
UK /ˈfɔ:mæt/
- Noun
- Form, design, or arrangement of something
- Transitive Verb
- To set the appearance of a text in a certain way
- To set a computer back to its original state
B1TOEICMorefreedom
US /ˈfridəm/
UK /'fri:dəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being free, not being controlled
B1Morehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Morein the past
US
UK
- Phrase
- During a former period of time; previously.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreincorporating
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To form into a company or business corporation
- To include or involve as part of something else
B1Morelandscape
US /ˈlændˌskep/
UK /'lændskeɪp/
- Noun
- Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- Picture of natural scenery in a place
- Transitive Verb
- To make gardens that improve an area of land
B1TOEICMorelineage
US /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/
UK /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/
- Noun
- People in someone's family who lived in the past
B2Morelook back
US /lʊk bæk/
UK /luk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To think about past events
A1Moremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoremetal
US /ˈmɛtl/
UK /ˈmetl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
- An object made of metal.
- Adjective
- Made something such as gold, steel, iron
A2Moremusical
US /ˈmju:zɪkl/
UK /ˈmju:zɪkl/
- Adjective
- Having a pleasant sound like music
- Having skill or being gifted in music
- Noun
- Play or movie set to music
A2Morenarrative
US /ˈnærətɪv/
UK /ˈnærətɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The telling of a story
- A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
- Adjective
- Presented in the form of a story
B1Morenexus
US /ˈnɛksəs/
UK /ˈneksəs/
- Noun
- Link or connection between things or groups
B2TOEICMoreon tap
US /ɑn tæp/
UK /ɔn tæp/
- Adjective
- Available; readily accessible.
B1Moreoutside of
US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
A1Morepass along
US /pæs əˈlɔŋ/
UK /pɑ:s əˈlɔŋ/
- Phrasal Verb
- To give something to someone.
perspective
US /pɚˈspɛktɪv/
UK /pə'spektɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- Ability to understand what is important in life
B1TOEICMorepure
US /pjʊr/
UK /pjʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not mixed with anything else
- Being morally good
A2Morequintessential
US /ˌkwɪntəˈsɛnʃəl/
UK /ˌkwɪntɪ'senʃl/
- Adjective
- Being a model example of a specific thing
C1Morerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Morerediscover
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To find something that had been lost
B1Moreresurgence
US /rɪˈsɜ:rdʒəns/
UK /rɪˈsɜ:dʒəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- A rise again as to new life and vigor
B2Moreretirement
US /rɪˈtaɪrmənt/
UK /rɪˈtaɪəmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Time later in life when you stop working
- A ceremony marking someone's departure from employment.
A2TOEICMoresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Moreshift
US /ʃɪft/
UK /ʃɪft/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change in position or direction
- To move something from one place to another
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
- Period of work starting at a certain time
A2Moreshoe
US /ʃu/
UK /ʃu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
- Piece of metal nailed under a horse's foot
- Transitive Verb
- To put a metal ring on a horse's foot
A2Morespawn
US /spɔn/
UK /spɔ:n/
- Noun
- Product or result of something
- The young of some fish and animals
- Transitive Verb
- To produce something or make something happen
B2Morespring up
US /sprɪŋ ʌp/
UK /spriŋ ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To appear or develop quickly and suddenly.
A1Moresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moretap
US /tæp/
UK /tæp/
- Transitive Verb
- To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- To spy one someone electronically
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
- Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
A2Moretechnique
US /tɛkˈnik/
UK /tekˈni:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- The skill or ability to do something well.
A2TOEICMoretheater
US /ˈθiətɚ/
UK /'θɪətə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where plays or movies are seen
- Art of performing dramatic performances and plays
A2Moreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMorevariety
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.
A2TOEICMorewood
US /wʊd/
UK /wʊd/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Land covered with trees, smaller than a forest
- Cut tree used for making fires or building things
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- pass along: To give something to someone.
- spring up: To appear or develop quickly and suddenly.
- such as: For example; like
- figure for: To calculate or estimate something, especially costs or amounts.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- look back: To think about past events
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- on tap: Available; readily accessible.
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- old: Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- dancing: Moving in a series of steps in time to music
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- shoe: Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- part: Division of a book
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- movie: Motion picture; film
- teaching: To help someone learn or do something
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
- dancer: People who move their body with rhythm to music
- musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- history: Established pattern or record
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- wood: Person's name
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- rediscover: To find something that had been lost
- ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
- musician: Person who writes, sings, or plays music, as a job
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- retirement: Time later in life when you stop working
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
- shift: To change in position or direction
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- incorporating: To form into a company or business corporation
- resurgence: A rise again as to new life and vigor
- spawn: Product or result of something
- quintessential: Being a model example of a specific thing
- nexus: Link or connection between things or groups
- discourse: The study of how we write and speak
- lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
- narrative: The telling of a story
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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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