chin
US /tʃɪn/
UK /tʃɪn/
- Noun
- Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
B2Moreculprit
US /ˈkʌlprɪt/
UK /ˈkʌlprɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Person who has done something wrong or illegal
B2Moreguard
US /ɡɑrd/
UK /ɡɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep watch over something to protect it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
- A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
A2Morelead to
US /lid tu/
UK /li:d tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To result in some action
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have something as a consequence or result.
A1Moreoften used to
US
UK
- Phrase
- Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
- Commonly applied or implemented in a particular situation or context.
A1Moreoral
US /ˈɔrəl/
UK /ˈɔ:rəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mouth
- Spoken text
B1Morequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
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
A2TOEICMoresnore
US /snɔr, snor/
UK /snɔ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a loud noise while sleeping
B2Morespray
US /spre/
UK /spreɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A jet of liquid made up of many small drops
- Container shooting stream of tiny drops of liquid
A2Morestrip
US /strɪp/
UK /strɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
- Countable Noun
- Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land
B1Morethroat
US /θroʊt/
UK /θrəʊt/
- Noun
- Part of the neck that is below the chin
- The passage in the neck through which food and air pass.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To utter or express with the throat; to sing.
A2Moretissue
US /ˈtɪʃu/
UK /ˈtɪʃu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
A2Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1More
Vocabulary
- lead to: To result in some action
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
- quit: To leave a job
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- oral: Concerning the mouth
- chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
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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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