army
US /ˈɑrmi/
UK /'ɑ:mɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
A2Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreawhile
US /əˈhwaɪl, əˈwaɪl/
UK /əˈwaɪl/
- Adverb
- For a while; for a short time
B2Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Moreconsume
US /kənˈsum/
UK /kən'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention
A2TOEICMorefine
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
A2TOEICMorefreedom
US /ˈfridəm/
UK /'fri:dəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being free, not being controlled
B1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moresalute
US /səˈlut/
UK /sə'lu:t/
- Noun
- Raising your hand to your head to show respect
- Ceremony which honors someone
- Transitive Verb
- To raise the arm to show respect for an officer
- To show respect for someone; honor publicly
B2Moretyranny
US /ˈtɪrəni/
UK /'tɪrənɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Cruel government by a ruler who has complete power
B2More
Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- at least: As a minimum
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
- awhile: For a while; for a short time
- tyranny: Cruel government by a ruler who has complete power
- army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
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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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