beam
US /bim/
UK /bi:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To send out information, signals, or light
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long piece of metal or wood used in construction
- A line of light or energy
B1Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebind
US /baɪnd/
UK /baɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- To put pages and a cover together to create a book
A2Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morechest
US /tʃɛst/
UK /tʃest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong, lidded container for storing things
- Front of the body between neck and stomach
A2Morecollide
US /kəˈlaɪd/
UK /kəˈlaɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come together or crash with a lot of force
- To disagree with or be very different from others
B1Moreconnection
US /kəˈnɛkʃən/
UK /kəˈnekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that joins things together; being joined
- Person you know who can help you in some way
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
A2TOEICMoredeny
US /dɪˈnaɪ/
UK /dɪ'naɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
A2TOEICMoredirection
US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
A2TOEICMoreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
A2Morein 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.
A1Morelipstick
US /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/
UK /ˈlɪpstɪk/
- Noun
- Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
C1Morelobe
US /loʊb/
UK /ləʊb/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
- part of an organ(e.g. the brain, lungs, or liver) that seems to be separate in some way from the rest
B2Moremoon
US /mun/
UK /mu:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To expose your buttocks as a joke
- Noun
- Round object circling the Earth at night
A2Moreobsess
US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/
UK /əbˈses/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk or think about someone, something too much
- To think about something to an excessive degree
C1Moreradio
US /ˈreɪdioʊ/
UK /ˈreɪdiəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- System of sending/receiving signals through air
- Device to listen to broadcast programs, messages
- Adjective
- Concerning the broadcasting of sound
A2Moresmell
US /smɛl/
UK /smel/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a particular odor
- Transitive Verb
- To sense that something is not right
- To notice a particular odor
A2Moresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Morestereo
US /ˈsterioʊ/
UK /ˈsteriəʊ/
- Noun
- Device transmitting sound through two speakers
B1Morevirgin
US /ˈvɚdʒɪn/
UK /ˈvɜ:dʒɪn/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
- Person who has never had sexual intercourse
- Adjective
- Never having had sexual intercourse
B1Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- sister: Female you share a parent with
- radio: System of sending/receiving signals through air
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
- game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- forget: To not remember something
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- leave: To go away from; depart
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- love: Person's name
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- blow: To move something using air
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- smell: To have a particular odor
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- beam: To send out information, signals, or light
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
- stereo: Device transmitting sound through two speakers
- collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
- lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
- lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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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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