agent
US /ˈedʒənt/
UK /'eɪdʒənt/
- Noun
- Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- Person who represents or decides for others
A2TOEICMoreboost
US /bust/
UK /bu:st/
- Transitive Verb
- To increase something; to make something better
- To push someone or something up from beneath them
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An increase in something
B1TOEICMorecasual
US /ˈkæʒuəl/
UK /ˈkæʒuəl/
- Adjective
- Being careless or having little thought or effort
- (Of clothes, etc.) not formal; easy to wear
- Countable Noun
- A worker employed on a temporary or irregular basis.
- A job as a musician that is not regular or permanent.
A2Morechamp
US /tʃæmp/
UK /tʃæmp/
- Countable Noun
- Shortened form of 'champion' (player)
A2Morechipmunk
US /ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk/
UK /ˈtʃɪpmʌŋk/
- Countable Noun
- Burrowing ground squirrel of America and Asia
C2Morecloset
US /ˈklɑzɪt, ˈklɔzɪt/
UK /'klɒzɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Small room or cupboard used for storing things
- Transitive Verb
- To go or put someone into a room for some privacy
B2Morecompact
US /kəmˈpækt/
UK /'kɒmpækt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small case with face powder and a mirror
- A formal agreement or contract.
- Adjective
- Packed closely together
B1Moredarling
US /ˈdɑrlɪŋ/
UK /'dɑ:lɪŋ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dearly loved person
A2Moredress up
US /drɛs ʌp/
UK /dres ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- To wear formal or fancy clothes.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To wear formal or fancy clothes.
- To make something more attractive or elaborate.
A1Moreera
US /'ɪrə/
UK /'ɪərə/
- Noun
- Period characterized by particular events, people
- A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
B1Morefanatic
US /fəˈnætɪk/
UK /fəˈnætɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who is very passionate about an activity
B2Moregift
US /ɡɪft/
UK /gɪft/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something given to another for a reason; present
- Special skill or natural ability to do something
A2TOEICMoreglamour
US /ˈɡlæmɚ/
UK /ˈglæmə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
B2Moregolden
US /ˈgoʊldən/
UK /ˈgəʊldən/
- Adjective
- Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- Made of gold
A2Morelingerie
US /ˌlɑ:ndʒəˈreɪ/
UK /ˈlænʒəri/
- Uncountable Noun
- Women's underwear and nightclothes
C1Moremagical
US /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
UK /ˈmædʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- Concerning, involving, or able to perform magic
A2Morepiano
US /piˈæno, ˈpjæno/
UK /piˈænəʊ/
- Noun
- Keyboard instrument used for playing music
- Adverb
- In a soft and quiet manner (on the piano)
A2Morepink
US /pɪŋk/
UK /pɪŋk/
- Adjective
- Color made by mixing red and white
A2Morepossession
US /pəˈzɛʃən/
UK /pə'zeʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being under the control of evil spirits
- Crime of having or owning illegal drugs or weapons
- Countable Noun
- Something that is owned by a person
- A territory controlled by a country.
A2TOEICMorepregnant
US /ˈprɛɡnənt/
UK /ˈpregnənt/
- Adjective
- Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- Full of meaning or significance; suggestive.
B1Moreprize
US /praɪz/
UK /praɪz/
- Countable Noun
- Something won in a contest or given as an award
- Something valuable that many people would like
- Adjective
- Being an excellent or valuable example of a thing
A2TOEICMorerobe
US /roʊb/
UK /rəʊb/
- Noun
- Long loose piece of clothing denoting high rank
B2Moreshoe
US /ʃu/
UK /ʃu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
- Piece of metal nailed under a horse's foot
- Transitive Verb
- To put a metal ring on a horse's foot
A2Moreslip
US /slɪp/
UK /slɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- A field position in cricket
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
- To escape or become free from something
B1TOEICMoresparkly
US /ˈspɑrkli/
UK /'spɑ:klɪ/
- Adjective
- Having lots of small reflections of light
B1Morespecific
US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/
UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/
- Adjective
- Precise; particular; just about that thing
- Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
A2Morespeech
US /spitʃ/
UK /spi:tʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A formal talk to an audience
- Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
A2TOEICMoresqueeze
US /skwiz/
UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreupstairs
US /ˌʌpˈsterz/
UK /ˌʌpˈsteəz/
- Adverb
- On a floor above
- Noun
- The floor above you in a building
C1Morewalk around
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- To move about in order to inspect something.
A2More
Vocabulary
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- era: Period characterized by particular events, people
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- glamour: Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- sparkly: Having lots of small reflections of light
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- live: To be alive
- prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- robe: Long loose piece of clothing denoting high rank
- lingerie: Women's underwear and nightclothes
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- upstairs: On a floor above
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- fanatic: Person who is very passionate about an activity
- champ: Shortened form of 'champion' (player)
- magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
- darling: Dearly loved person
- chipmunk: Burrowing ground squirrel of America and Asia
- shoe: Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
- golden: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
- pink: Color made by mixing red and white
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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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