boom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morecaptain
US /ˈkæptən/
UK /'kæptɪn/
- Noun
- Title of a senior officer in the military
- Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
- Transitive Verb
- To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
B1Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Morefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Moreget it on
US /ɡɛt ɪt ɑn/
UK /ɡet it ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start doing what you say you will do
- To start something.
A1Moreget it up
US /ɡɛt ɪt ʌp/
UK /ɡet it ʌp/
- Phrase
- To find energy or motivation
A1Moreput it down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To place something on a surface.
- To write something down.
A1Morerude
US /rud/
UK /ru:d/
- Adjective
- Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- Offensive; ill-mannered
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Vocabulary
- get it up: To find energy or motivation
- get it on: To start doing what you say you will do
- put it down: To place something on a surface.
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- love: Person's name
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- yeah: Another way of saying 'yes'
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- big: Popular
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
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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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Rihanna: Rude Boy (Lyrics Video) | Lyric Only
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