airport
US /ˈerpɔ:rt/
UK /ˈeəpɔ:t/
- Noun
- A place where passenger planes land and take off
B1TOEICMoreapproach
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
A2TOEICMorecustomer
US /ˈkʌstəmɚ/
UK /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- A person or organization that buys products or services from a business.
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
A2TOEICMoredescend
US /dɪˈsɛnd/
UK /dɪˈsend/
- Intransitive Verb
- To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
B1Moreemergency
US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/
UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden event needing an immediate action
- A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
- Adjective
- Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
- Designed for use in an emergency.
A2TOEICMorehighway
US /ˈhaɪˌwe/
UK /'haɪweɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main road connecting places
- A route or means of access; often used metaphorically.
A2Moreinspection
US /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
UK /ɪnˈspekʃn/
- Noun
- Official examination to make sure everything is ok
B1TOEICMoreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morejudgement
US /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
UK /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An opinion or decision made after consideration
- Official court decision given by judge
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.
A1Morepilot
US /ˈpaɪlət/
UK /'paɪlət/
- Transitive Verb
- To conduct a small practice experiment
- To fly a plane; to direct a ship
- Noun
- Person flying a plane; expert guide for a ship
A2Morerunway
US /ˈrʌnˌwe/
UK /ˈrʌnweɪ/
- Noun
- Long road where planes take off and land
- Narrow raised stage extending into the audience
B1Moreset to
US /sɛt tu/
UK /set tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
A1Moresetback
US /ˈsɛtˌbæk/
UK /'setbæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
C1TOEICMoreshortly
US /ˈʃɔrtli/
UK /ˈʃɔ:tli/
- Adverb
- Quickly; soon; in a moment
- In an unfriendly or rude way
B1Moretake off
US /tek ɔf/
UK /teik ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove, e.g. your clothes
- To make arrangements to be absent from work
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remove (an item of clothing).
- To depart; to leave.
A1Moreundergo
US /ˌʌndərˈgoʊ/
UK /ˌʌndəˈgəʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience or endure something (bad)
- To experience a change or transformation.
B1Morevintage
US /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/
UK /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/
- Adjective
- Old and somewhat treasured
B2More
Vocabulary
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- on to: Toward something; forward
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- plane: An airplane
- close: Almost; near
- flying: To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- buy: To believe something; accept
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
- safely: Out of danger
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- landing: To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
- judgement: An opinion or decision made after consideration
- inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
- descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
- setback: Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
- undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
- runway: Long road where planes take off and land
- highway: Main road connecting places
- vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
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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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William Hvef posted on 2015/09/05Wow, get ready for some serious drama as a vintage plane makes an emergency landing right on a Florida highway after engine failure! You'll learn fascinating vocabulary related to aviation incidents and practice complex sentence structures as you follow this incredible pilot's decision-making in real-time.
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