chase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Morechest
US /tʃɛst/
UK /tʃest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong, lidded container for storing things
- Front of the body between neck and stomach
A2Morecollect
US /kəˈlɛkt/
UK /kəˈlekt/
- Adverb
- By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
- To gather things, people together in one place
A2Morecorrupt
US /kəˈrʌpt/
UK /kə'rʌpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
- To cause to become damaged or spoiled
- Adjective
- Being damaged or spoiled
- Misusing power, as by taking bribes, to get rich
B1Moredistract
US /dɪˈstrækt/
UK /dɪ'strækt/
- Transitive Verb
- To draw someone's attention away from something
B1TOEICMoreflood
US /flʌd/
UK /flʌd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- (Of liquid) to fill or cover something completely
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A quick unexpectedly volume of something
- Large number of people or things arriving at once
B1Morereckless
US /ˈrɛklɪs/
UK /'rekləs/
- Adjective
- Being dangerous and not caring about the results
B2Moresettle on
US /ˈsɛtl ɑn/
UK /ˈsetl ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide definitely to do or have something.
B2Morewreck
US /rɛk/
UK /rek/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- (Informal) one in poor emotional/physical condition
- Transitive Verb
- To ruin something completely
- To destroy a vehicle, building completely
B2More
Vocabulary
- settle on: To decide definitely to do or have something.
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- left: To go away from; depart
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
- corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
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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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