chase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorehit it off
US /hɪt ɪt ɔf/
UK /hit it ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get on well on first meeting someone
- To start something successfully or enjoyably.
A1Morehold the line
US /hold ði laɪn/
UK /həuld ðə lain/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To wait on the telephone.
- To maintain a defensive position.
A1Morepursue
US /pɚˈsu/
UK /pə'sju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- To try to achieve or get something over time
B1TOEICMorestrength
US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/
UK /streŋθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Condition of being strong
- The quality or state of being physically strong.
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Vocabulary
- hit it off: To get on well on first meeting someone
- hold the line: To wait on the telephone.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- strength: Condition of being strong
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- love: Person's name
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
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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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