administer
US /ædˈmɪnɪstɚ/
UK /əd'mɪnɪstə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give e.g. medicine to a patient
- To manage or have responsibility for something
B2TOEICMoreafter hours
US
UK
- Adverb
- After the usual closing time.
- Adjective
- Occurring or done after the usual closing time.
A1Moreambitious
US /æmˈbɪʃəs/
UK /æmˈbɪʃəs/
- Adjective
- Having the desire to be successful in life, work
A2TOEICMoreantidote
US /ˈæntidoʊt/
UK /ˈæntidəʊt/
- Noun
- A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
C1TOEICMoreapproach
US /əˈprəʊtʃ/
UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- To request someone to do something specific
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
- Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
A2TOEICMorearrogant
US /ˈærəɡənt/
UK /ˈærəgənt/
- Adjective
- Rude, from belief you are better than others
B2Morebony
US /ˈboni/
UK /'bəʊnɪ/
- Adjective
- With the bones showing; skinny
C1Moreburden
US /ˈbɚdn/
UK /'bɜ:dn/
- Transitive Verb
- To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
- Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
B1Morecast
US /kæst/
UK /kɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who appear in a play or movie
- Small amount of a particular color
- Transitive Verb
- To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
- To describe someone's personality or character
A2Morechamber
US /ˈtʃembɚ/
UK /'tʃeɪmbə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Enclosed space that contains something
- Large room that is used for official meetings
B1TOEICMoreclaim
US /klem/
UK /kleɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- To say that something is true, often without proof.
- A statement that something is true.
- Transitive Verb
- To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
- To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
A2Morecountless
US /ˈkaʊntlɪs/
UK /ˈkaʊntləs/
- Adjective
- Being too many to be numbered or imagined
B1Morecrook
US /krʊk/
UK /krʊk/
- Noun
- A criminal or thief; dishonest person
B2Morecure
US /kjʊr/
UK /kjʊə(r)/
- Noun
- Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- Medical treatment making a sick person healthy
- Transitive Verb
- To fix or improve a problem
- To make someone healthy or make a disease go away
B1Moredeceive
US /dɪˈsiv/
UK /dɪ'si:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone believe something that is not true
B1Moredespair
US /dɪˈspɛr/
UK /dɪ'speə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have lost all hope; lose heart
- Uncountable Noun
- Felling of having lost all hope
B1TOEICMoredesperately
US /ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ/
UK /'despərətlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- In a way that shows despair.
A2Moredissolve
US /dɪˈzɑ:lv/
UK /dɪˈzɒlv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause something to end
- To dismiss, e.g. a law-making body
B2Moredrag
US /dræɡ/
UK /dræɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
- Boring or annoying thing/activity
A2Moreduration
US /duˈreɪʃn/
UK /djuˈreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Length of time that something lasts
B1TOEICMoredwindle
US /ˈdwɪndl/
UK /'dwɪndl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make or become less or smaller gradually
B2Moreencounter
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
B1TOEICMorefell ill
US /fɛl ɪl/
UK /fel il/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become sick; to start suffering from a disease.
A2Moreflask
US /flæsk/
UK /flɑ:sk/
- Countable Noun
- Narrow-necked drink container
C1Moregaunt
US /ɡɔnt/
UK /ɡɔ:nt/
- Adjective
- Very thin because of tiredness or illness
C1TOEICMoreglory
US /ˈɡlɔri, ˈɡlori/
UK /'ɡlɔ:rɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of having respect, honor or pride
- Condition of great beauty, success, or influence
B1Moregrip
US /ɡrɪp/
UK /ɡrɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hold someone's interest
- To hold something in your hand very firmly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong understanding of an idea
- Control over something or someone
A2Moreheal
US /hi:l/
UK /hi:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To recover from or forget a bad experience
- To make or become healthy or well again
B1Morehover
US /ˈhʌvər/
UK /ˈhɒvə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
- To stay close to an area or place
- Noun
- The act of remaining in one place in the air.
B2Moreimmense
US /ɪˈmɛns/
UK /ɪˈmens/
- Adjective
- Very great in size or amount
- Extremely great in degree; vast.
B1Morein time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Moreinstant
US /ˈɪnstənt/
UK /ˈɪnstənt/
- Adjective
- (Food) requiring very little preparation
- Occurring immediately
- Noun
- A very short period of time
A2TOEICMorelurk
US /lɜ:rk/
UK /lɜ:k/
- Intransitive Verb
- To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
B2TOEICMoremortality
US /mɔrˈtælɪti/
UK /mɔ:ˈtæləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality or state of being capable of dying
- The state of being subject to death; the proportion of deaths to population.
B2Moreof age
US /əv eɪdʒ/
UK /əv eɪdʒ/
- other
- Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
A2Morephysician
US /fɪˈzɪʃən/
UK /fɪˈzɪʃn/
- Countable Noun
- A medical doctor
B2Moreponder
US /ˈpɑ:ndə(r)/
UK /ˈpɒndə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To think about something with great care
B2TOEICMorepotent
US /ˈpotnt/
UK /'pəʊtnt/
- Adjective
- (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- Having a powerful effect, e.g. on the body or mind
B2Morepotion
US /ˈpoʊʃn/
UK /ˈpəʊʃn/
- Noun
- Drink said to have a magic effect
C1Moreprosperity
US /prɑˈspɛrɪti/
UK /prɒ'sperətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being financially/economically successful
- State of growing and being healthy
B1Morerepresent
US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/
- Transitive Verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
A2TOEICMoreresemble
US /rɪˈzɛmbəl/
UK /rɪˈzembl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be similar to in looks or manner
B1TOEICMorereverse
US /rɪˈvɚs/
UK /rɪ'vɜ:s/
- Noun
- Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- Instance of a significant change, for the worse
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To drive a vehicle backward
- To change to an opposite state, way or condition
B1TOEICMoresettle
US /ˈsɛtl/
UK /'setl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
- Intransitive Verb
- To become accustomed to a new environment
- (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
A2Moreshow off
US /ʃo ɔf/
UK /ʃəu ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
A1Moresink
US /sɪŋk/
UK /sɪŋk/
- Transitive Verb
- To push something down into the ground
- To dig (a well)
- Countable Noun
- Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
A2TOEICMoreskeletal
US /ˈskɛlɪtl/
UK /ˈskelətl/
- Adjective
- Of the bones of the body
- So thin that you see bones through the skin
C1Morestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2Morestrict
US /strɪkt/
UK /strɪkt/
- Adjective
- Tending to enforce rules; severe
- (Of orders) that must be obeyed
A2Morestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMoreswiftly
US /ˈswɪftlɪ/
UK /swɪftlɪ/
- Adverb
- Quickly
B2Moretangle
US /ˈtæŋɡəl/
UK /ˈtæŋgl/
- Transitive Verb
- To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of string, etc.) to be knotted up and hard to undo
B2Moreuncanny
US /ʌnˈkæni/
UK /ʌn'kænɪ/
- Adjective
- So keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural
B2Moreutter
US /ˈʌtɚ/
UK /'ʌtə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a particular sound; speak
- Adjective
- Being complete or total
B2TOEICMoreventure
US /ˈvɛntʃɚ/
UK /'ventʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Business) activity involving calculated risks
- A risky or daring journey or undertaking.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To risk something, such as money
- To face the dangers, take the risk of something
B1TOEICMorewander
US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/
UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
A2TOEICMorewick
US /wɪk/
UK /wɪk/
- Noun
- Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
C1Morewisp
US /wɪsp/
UK /wɪsp/
- Countable Noun
- Thin light bit of something, e.g. a cloud or hair
C1Morewith just
US
UK
- Phrase
- Using only; with no more than.
- Barely; by a narrow margin.
A2More
Vocabulary
- after hours: After the usual closing time.
- of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- fell ill: To become sick; to start suffering from a disease.
- show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- strike: To hit something
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- immense: Very great in size or amount
- prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- arrogant: Rude, from belief you are better than others
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- dissolve: To cause something to end
- chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
- potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- utter: To make a particular sound; speak
- resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
- uncanny: So keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- duration: Length of time that something lasts
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- antidote: A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
- deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
- dwindle: To make or become less or smaller gradually
- glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- swiftly: Quickly
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- physician: A medical doctor
- hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
- administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- famous: Excellent
- potion: Drink said to have a magic effect
- ponder: To think about something with great care
- crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- skeletal: Of the bones of the body
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- gaunt: Very thin because of tiredness or illness
- wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
- flask: Narrow-necked drink container
- bony: With the bones showing; skinny
- wisp: Thin light bit of something, e.g. a cloud or hair
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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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The tale of the doctor who defied Death - Iseult Gillespie
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2487306808 posted on 2020/03/13Ever wondered if you could cheat Death? This dark fairy tale explores a doctor's bargain with Death and his clever attempts to outsmart mortality, featuring the symbolic 'Candle of Life'! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and dive deep into cultural storytelling with this gripping Brothers Grimm classic.
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