acquaintance
US /əˈkwentəns/
UK /əˈkweɪntəns/
- Countable Noun
- Person that you know but isn't a good friend
- Uncountable Noun
- Familiarity or knowledge of something.
B2TOEICMoreat midnight
US
UK
- Phrase
- At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
- Used to indicate the time when something will happen or is expected to happen.
A1Moredress 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.
A1Morekindness
US /ˈkaɪndnɪs/
UK /ˈkaɪndnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- A kind or helpful act.
B1Moremidnight
US /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
UK /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
- Noun
- 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
B1Morewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1More
Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
- acquaintance: Person that you know but isn't a good friend
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- brown: Of the color of coffee or chocolate
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- dear: Loved or valued very much
- cup: Small round container used for drinking
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
- forgot: To not remember something
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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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