at a time
US /æt e taɪm/
UK /æt ə taim/
- Phrase
- Separately; one by one
- Simultaneously; together
A1Moreawake
US /əˈwek/
UK /əˈweɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
- Adjective
- Not asleep; up; alert
A2Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Moredeprivation
US /ˌdɛprəˈveʃən/
UK /ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of lacking something needed
- The state of lacking or being denied something considered necessary.
B2Morefunction
US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
UK /'fʌŋkʃn/
- Noun
- Social event, or party such as a wedding
- Mathematical operation used in calculations
- Intransitive Verb
- To serve a certain purpose or role
- To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
A2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreparalysis
US /pəˈrælɪsɪs/
UK /pəˈræləsɪs/
- Noun (plural)
- Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
C1Morereinforce
US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/
UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To send more troops/resources to support an army
- To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
B2TOEICMorespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- have to: Must do
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- deprivation: State of lacking something needed
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- important: Having power or authority
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- eye: The part of the body that you see with
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- paralysis: Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
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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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