back up
US /bæk ʌp/
UK /bæk ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To save a copy of your computer data
- To confirm the truth of what someone says
A1Moreboil
US /bɔɪl/
UK /bɔɪl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become extremely angry or excited
- Transitive Verb
- To cook in very hot water
- To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
A2Morebonded
US /'bɒndɪd/
UK /'bɒndɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To develop a close relationship with
- To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue
- Adjective
- Joined or connected by a strong emotional tie.
A2TOEICMorebrilliant
US /ˈbrɪljənt/
UK /'brɪlɪənt/
- Adjective
- Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
- Noun
- A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
A2Morecrush
US /krʌʃ/
UK /krʌʃ/
- Noun
- Strong attraction to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To break something into small pieces by pressing
- To defeat someone or something (in a game)
B1TOEICMoredowntown
US /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/
UK /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/
- Adjective
- Located in the business part of a town
- (informal) Fashionable, trendy, or cool.
- Noun
- The main business or commercial area of a city.
B2TOEICMoredramatic
US /drəˈmætɪk/
UK /drəˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
B1Moregum
US /ɡʌm/
UK /ɡʌm/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover or stick with adhesive
- Noun
- Adhesive material used to stick things together
B2Moreheat
US /hit/
UK /hi:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- Particular temperature at which to cook something
- Transitive Verb
- To make hot or hotter
A2Moreinstance
US /ˈɪnstəns/
UK /'ɪnstəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An example of something; case
- An occurrence of something.
- Transitive Verb
- To give as an example of something else
A2TOEICMorelane
US /len/
UK /leɪn/
- Noun
- Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- Narrow way or road, often with steep sides
A2Morelaugh with
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To share a feeling of amusement with someone
look at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremedium
US /ˈmidiəm/
UK /'mi:dɪəm/
- Noun
- Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- Something available in a middle size or condition
A2TOEICMoreoatmeal
US /ˈoʊtmi:l/
UK /ˈəʊtmi:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
- Oats that have been ground or rolled, used as an ingredient in cooking.
- Adjective
- Having a pale beige or light brown color, like that of oatmeal.
C2Moreoccasionally
US /əˈkeɪʒən(ə)li/
UK /əˈkeɪʒnəli/
- Adverb
- Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- Happening or appearing irregularly.
A2Morepan
US /pæn/
UK /pæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow an object being filmed with a camera
- To criticize, e.g. a film, in a strong way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Open metal container used for cooking
- Steel drum
A2Moreparchment
US /ˈpɑ:rtʃmənt/
UK /ˈpɑ:tʃmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong, tough paper
C1Moreprove
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.
A2TOEICMoreraid
US /red/
UK /reɪd/
- Noun
- Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
- A sudden aggressive incursion.
- Transitive Verb
- (Army) to suddenly enter or attack a place
- To suddenly enter or attack, e.g. to steal or harm
B1Morerecipe
US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/
UK /'resəpɪ/
- Noun
- Conditions likely to create a particular result
- Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
B1Morereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMoresand
US /sænd/
UK /sænd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
- To smoothen a surface with sandpaper
A2Moresauce
US /sɔs/
UK /sɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
B1Moresexy
US /ˈsɛksi/
UK /ˈseksi/
- Adjective
- Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
A2Moreshell
US /ʃɛl/
UK /ʃel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- Hard metal container containing a bullet
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the outer covering of peas, nuts etc.
- To fire shells (weapons) at
B1Moresimmer
US /ˈsɪmɚ/
UK /'sɪmə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
B2Morestir
US /stɚ/
UK /stɜ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To arouse (attention or interest)
- To mix e.g. food by making circular movements
- Uncountable Noun
- Attention or interest aroused by an event
B1Moreteenager
US /ˈtinˌedʒɚ/
UK /ˈti:neɪdʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Person between the ages of 13 and 19
A2Morethicken
US /ˈθɪkən/
UK /ˈθɪkən/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something more dense or concentrated
- To become more complex or difficult to understand
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become thick or thicker.
B1Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoretraffic
US /ˈtræfɪk/
UK /'træfɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The cars or vehicles on the road
- Amount of activity over a communication system
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Deal or trade in something illegal.
- To direct and control traffic.
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Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- laugh with: To share a feeling of amusement with someone
- boring: To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
- read: Person's name
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- anytime: At a time you choose, it's not important when
- knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- paper: Academic writing or a talk on a specific topic
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- reading: Text you are understanding or reading to others
- woman: Adult female human being
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- small: Little in size; not big
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- teenager: Person between the ages of 13 and 19
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- century: Period of 100 years
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
- sexy: Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- thicken: To make something more dense or concentrated
- gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
- annoyed: A little angry; upset
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- instance: An example of something; case
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- bonded: To develop a close relationship with
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- oatmeal: Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
- ahh: Sound people make when they are thinking
- bo: BO is an acronym
- parchment: Strong, tough paper
- simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
- downtown: Located in the business part of a town
- jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
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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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