by numbers
US /baɪ ˈnʌmbɚz/
UK /baɪ ˈnʌmbəz/
- other
- Doing something exactly according to instructions or method.
B2Moreframe
US /frem/
UK /freɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- To put say or write something in a careful way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Structure that holds a picture or photo
- A person's body shape determined by their skeleton
A2TOEICMorehard to say
US
UK
- Phrase
- Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
A1Morein 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.
A1Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moremend
US /mɛnd/
UK /mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To repair or put into good shape or working order
- Noun
- A repair or fix of something
B1TOEICMorepick up the pieces
US /pɪk ʌp ðə ˈpisɪz/
UK /pɪk ʌp ðə ˈpi:sɪz/
- other
- Begin to recover after a failure or disaster.
B2Morerage
US /reɪdʒ/
UK /reɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong or violent anger
- Intransitive Verb
- To act or speak with strong or violent anger
- To move violently, like a storm
B1Moresheltered
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To give animals, people a place away from abuse
- Intransitive Verb
- To find protection from danger/bad weather
B1Moresight
US /saɪt/
UK /saɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- To see something rare or unusual
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Things or people that one can see
- Range or distance that someone can see
A2TOEICMoresurrender
US /səˈrɛndɚ/
UK /sə'rendə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To give up in a fight that you cannot win
- To give in, e.g. to person's demands or temptation
B1Moreswap
US /swɑp/
UK /swɒp/
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- Noun
- A trade or exchange of goods without using money
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- pick up the pieces: Begin to recover after a failure or disaster.
- by numbers: Doing something exactly according to instructions or method.
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- love: Person's name
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- colour: To change or affect someone's opinion
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- wall: High, flat side of a room or building
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- sheltered: To give animals, people a place away from abuse
- swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
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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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