bossy
US /ˈbɔsi, ˈbɑsi/
UK /'bɒsɪ/
- Adjective
- Always telling others what to do
B1Moreburp
US /bɜ:rp/
UK /bɜ:p/
- Intransitive Verb
- To expel gas from the stomach noisily
C1Morecoat
US /koʊt/
UK /kəʊt/
- Noun
- Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something thinly with something
A2Morefeminine
US /ˈfɛmənɪn/
UK /ˈfemənɪn/
- Adjective
- Concerning or relating to females
- Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with women.
- Noun
- A woman or girl.
- Qualities or characteristics considered typical of women.
B2Moregross
US /ɡros/
UK /ɡrəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
- Transitive Verb
- To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
B1TOEICMoremanly
US /ˈmænli/
UK /'mænlɪ/
- Adverb
- Like a man is supposed to be; brave; strong
B2Morepet
US /pɛt/
UK /pet/
- Countable Noun
- Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- Transitive Verb
- To gently touch an animal or person; stroke
- To kiss and cuddle, sometimes in a sexual way
A2Morerear
US /rɪr/
UK /rɪə(r)/
- Noun
- Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
- Transitive Verb
- To care for a young animal, child into adulthood
A2TOEICMorescratch
US /skrætʃ/
UK /skrætʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- To make a small cut or mark on a surface
- Noun
- Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
- A small cut or mark on a surface
B1TOEICMorespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestylish
US /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/
UK /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/
- Adjective
- Having elegance or taste in manners or dress
A2Moretie
US /taɪ/
UK /taɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- To require someone to be in a specific place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
- Strong connection between people, countries
A2TOEICMorewiggle
US /ˈwɪɡəl/
UK /'wɪɡl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from side to side with short fast movement
C1More
Vocabulary
- pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
- manly: Like a man is supposed to be; brave; strong
- coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
- goodbye: Something you say when you leave someone
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- long: Person's name
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- stylish: Having elegance or taste in manners or dress
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- rear: Part of the human body that you sit on; buttocks
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- feminine: Concerning or relating to females
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- bossy: Always telling others what to do
- wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
- burp: To expel gas from the stomach noisily
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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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