back down
US /bæk daʊn/
UK /bæk daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
A1Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebeep
US /bip/
UK /bi:p/
- Noun
- Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sharp high sound like that of a car horn
C1Morebite
US /baɪt/
UK /baɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- Wound left from being bitten
- Intransitive Verb
- (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
A2Morebrand
US /brænd/
UK /brænd/
- Noun
- A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- Product made or designed by a named company
- Transitive Verb
- To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
- To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
A2TOEICMorebro
US /broʊ/
UK /brəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
B2Morechip
US /tʃɪp/
UK /tʃɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- To break into small pieces, often with a tool
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
- Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
B1Moregig
US /ɡɪɡ/
UK /gɪg/
- Noun
- Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
B2Moregoal
US /ɡol/
UK /ɡəʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
A2TOEICMoregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Morehonk
US /hɔŋk, hɑŋk/
UK /hɒŋk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a loud noise like that of a horn
- Noun
- A loud noise like that of a horn
C2Morehurry
US /ˈhɚri, ˈhʌr-/
UK /'hʌrɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- Noun
- Act of moving quickly because you are late
A2TOEICMorehustle
US /ˈhʌsəl/
UK /ˈhʌsl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone move quickly by pushing them
- To obtain (something) by forceful action or persuasion; to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
B2Morelane
US /len/
UK /leɪn/
- Noun
- Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- Narrow way or road, often with steep sides
A2Morepear
US /per/
UK /peə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
B2Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorerequest
US /rɪˈkwɛst/
UK /rɪ'kwest/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for, usually politely and formally
- Noun
- Thing that has been asked for
- A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
A2TOEICMoreroute
US /rut, raʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Transitive Verb
- To send along a particular path or way
A2TOEICMoreswing
US /swɪŋ/
UK /swɪŋ/
- Noun
- Movement in a curved motion
- Flowing, curved movement, e.g. of the arm
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something in a back and forth motion
- To move in a back and forth motion, while hanging
A2Moreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMoretraffic
US /ˈtræfɪk/
UK /'træfɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The cars or vehicles on the road
- Amount of activity over a communication system
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Deal or trade in something illegal.
- To direct and control traffic.
A2TOEICMorevibe
US /vaɪb/
UK /vaɪb/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a good connection with someone
C1More
Vocabulary
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- got to: To arrive at some place
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- swing: Movement in a curved motion
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- long: Person's name
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- honk: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
- pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
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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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