advance
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
A2TOEICMoreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreapart from
US /əˈpɑrt frʌm/
UK /əˈpɑ:t frɔm/
- Preposition
- Except for; not considering
- In addition to; as well as
bacteria
US /bækˈtɪriə/
UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/
- Noun (plural)
- The very small creatures that can cause disease
B2Morebathe
US /beð/
UK /beɪð/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
- To swim at the beach or in a river
B1Morebear
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
A2Morecorrespondent
US /ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndənt, ˌkɑr-/
UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/
- Countable Noun
- Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
B1Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorego ahead
US /ɡo əˈhɛd/
UK /ɡəu əˈhed/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- To give permission to do something
- Intransitive Verb
- To start or proceed with something
- To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
A1Moregorgeous
US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/
UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/
- Adjective
- Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
B1Moreimpeccable
US /ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/
UK /ɪmˈpekəbl/
- Adjective
- That cannot be faulted/criticized; without flaws
C2Morein 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
A2Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Moreinvite
US /ɪnˈvaɪt/
UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- Noun
- An invitation
A2TOEICMoremayor
US /ˈmeɪər/
UK /meə(r)/
- Noun
- Head of a town or city government
B1TOEICMoremouthful
US /ˈmaʊθˌfʊl/
UK /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
- Noun
- Something difficult to pronounce
- Amount of food a mouth will hold at one time
A2Moremurky
US /ˈmɜrki/
UK /ˈmɜ:ki:/
- Adjective
- Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
B2Moreocean
US /ˈoʃən/
UK /'əʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
A2Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Morepollution
US /pəˈluʃən/
UK /pəˈlu:ʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Dangerous substances released into an environment
- The action of polluting; the state of being polluted.
B1TOEICMoreprivilege
US /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ, ˈprɪvlɪdʒ/
UK /'prɪvəlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Advantage or right given to only certain people
- An opportunity to do something special or enjoyable.
- Transitive Verb
- To give advantages to some people not others
B1TOEICMoreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMorerainfall
US /ˈrenˌfɔl/
UK /ˈreɪnfɔ:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Water falling from the sky
B1Morerelief
US /rɪˈlif/
UK /rɪˈli:f/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
B1TOEICMoreresult
US /rɪˈzʌlt/
UK /rɪ'zʌlt/
- Noun
- Something produced through tests or experiments
- Final score of a competition, election or game
- Intransitive Verb
- To be the outcome of other causes and effects
- To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
A2Moresafe
US /sef/
UK /seɪf/
- Adjective
- Highly likely
- Being out of danger
- Countable Noun
- Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
A2Moreschedule
US /ˈskedʒu:l/
UK /ˈʃedju:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- Transitive Verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
A2TOEICMorescheduled for
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
A1Moreselect
US /sɪˈlɛkt/
UK /sɪ'lekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To choose a suitable thing from a group
- To retrieve data from a database using a query.
- Adjective
- Carefully chosen as being the best or most suitable.
A2TOEICMoreset up
US /sɛt ʌp/
UK /set ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make arrangements for something; establish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrange or prepare something for use.
- To start a business, organization, etc.
A1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreswim in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a lot of something.
A1Morevow
US /vaʊ/
UK /vaʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Very serious promise
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a serious, often a religious, promise
B2More
Vocabulary
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- set up
- scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- century: Period of 100 years
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- vow: Very serious promise
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- impeccable: That cannot be faulted/criticized; without flaws
- pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- mouthful: Something difficult to pronounce
- bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
- safe: Highly likely
- rainfall: Water falling from the sky
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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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Paris mayor swims in Seine to prove water clean enough for Olympics | BBC News
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/07/18Can you believe the mayor of Paris actually swam in the River Seine to prove it's clean enough for the Olympics?! This BBC News report is a fantastic way to practice simple sentence structures and pick up vocabulary related to water pollution and cultural events. You'll get a real feel for what's happening in Paris right now!
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