bear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morediamond in the rough
US /ˈdaɪəmənd ɪn ðə ˈrʌf/
UK /ˈdaɪəmənd ɪn ðə ˈrʌf/
- other
- A person or thing with potential but lacking refinement.
B2Morefeel for
US /fil fɔr/
UK /fi:l fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
- To try to find something by touching it.
A1Morefor too long
US
UK
- Phrase
- For an excessively extended period.
A1Moregive up
US /ɡɪv ʌp/
UK /ɡiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lose hope or admit defeat
- To decide to not start to try solving a problem
A1Moreglimpse
US /ɡlɪmps/
UK /ɡlɪmps/
- Transitive Verb
- To see or notice something very briefly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A brief sight of something
- A brief or incomplete understanding or idea.
B1Morein the rough
US /ɪn ðə ˈrʌf/
UK /in ðə ˈrʌf/
- other
- In an area of longer grass on a golf course, off the fairway.
- other
- Not yet refined, unpolished or undeveloped.
B2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Morerough
US /rʌf/
UK /rʌf/
- Adjective
- Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
- Adverb
- In a manner that is difficult, or violent
A2Moresurvive
US /sɚˈvaɪv/
UK /sə'vaɪv/
- Intransitive Verb
- To continue to live despite illness or trouble
A2TOEICMoreswear
US /swɛr/
UK /sweə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say bad or impolite words to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make a serious promise to do something
B1Morewalk away
US /wɔk əˈwe/
UK /wɔ:k əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- To choose not to be involved in something.
A1Moreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
A2More
Vocabulary
- diamond in the rough: A person or thing with potential but lacking refinement.
- in the rough: In an area of longer grass on a golf course, off the fairway.
- feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- leave: To go away from; depart
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- part: Division of a book
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- love: Person's name
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
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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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