alarm
US /əˈlɑ:rm/
UK /əˈlɑ:m/
- Noun
- Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- an alarm clock
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone unpleasantly surprised
A2Moreat the bank
US /æt ðə bæŋk/
UK /æt ðə bæŋk/
- other
- Located at or near a financial institution.
- Situated beside the edge of a river or stream.
A1Moreauto
US /ˈɔ:toʊ/
UK /ˈɔ:təʊ/
- Noun
- Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
B2Moreback off
US /bæk ɔf/
UK /bæk ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop supporting; lose courage
- To decide to not carry out a threat
A1Morebacon
US /ˈbekən/
UK /ˈbeɪkən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Salted meat from a pig
B1Morebet
US /bet/
UK /bet/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- Used to express certainty or confidence
- Countable Noun
- Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
A2Moreblast
US /blæst/
UK /blɑ:st/
- Transitive Verb
- To attack someone with words
- To destroy something with explosives
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Destructive wave of air from an explosion
- Strong current of wind
B1Morecamp
US /kæmp/
UK /kæmp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (military) base
- Exaggerated behavior meant to be funny
- Intransitive Verb
- To live temporarily, e.g. in a tent or a vehicle
A2Morecaptain
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
B1Moreconfuse
US /kənˈfjuz/
UK /kənˈfju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something unclear or hard to understand
- To mistake one person or thing for another.
A2Morecop
US /kɑp/
UK /kɒp/
- Noun
- Slang for police officer
B2Morecuriosity
US /ˌkjʊriˈɑsɪti/
UK /ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- Eager desire to learn more about something
B1Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moreengine
US /ˈɛndʒɪn/
UK /'endʒɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
- The part of a train that pulls railway cars
A2TOEICMoreextensive
US /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/
UK /ɪkˈstensɪv/
- Adjective
- Large; full or complete
B1TOEICMorefantasy
US /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/
UK /'fæntəsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something imagined and very different from reality
- Work of literature set in an unreal world
B1Morefigure out
US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/
UK /ˈfiɡə aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To understand the behavior of someone
- To think through logically to find a solution
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To understand or find an answer to something.
- To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
A1Morefile
US /faɪl/
UK /faɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Computer document
- Tool used to take off sharp edges from something
- Transitive Verb
- To make something smooth by rubbing it with a tool
- To organize documents by storing them safely
A2TOEICMorefind out about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To look for information to learn about it
A1Morefor the benefit
US
UK
- Phrase
- In order to help or be useful to someone or something.
A1Moreforge
US /fɔ:rdʒ/
UK /fɔ:dʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To create something by hammering hot metal
- To form something new, such a relationship
- Countable Noun
- A furnace to melt and shape metals with heat
B1TOEICMoregenius
US /ˈdʒinjəs/
UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.
B2Moreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Moregrandma
US /ˈɡrændˌmɑ,/
UK /ˈgrænmɑ:/
- Noun
- Mother of your father or mother
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehip
US /hɪp/
UK /hɪp/
- Noun
- The upper part of Leg
- Adjective
- Being stylish and popular
B1Moreidentity
US /aɪˈdɛntɪti/
UK /aɪ'dentətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Collection of qualities that makes a person
- Who someone is; the name of a person
B1Moreidiotic
US /ˌɪdiˈɑtɪk/
UK /ˌɪdiˈɒtɪk/
- Adjective
- Very irresponsible or foolish
B2Morein the bag
US
UK
- Idiom
- Assured of success; certain to be achieved.
- Adjective
- Securely obtained or achieved.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Morelieutenant
US /lu:ˈtenənt/
UK /lefˈtenənt/
- Noun
- Officer in the army, navy, or air force
B2Morelittle man
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- A man of short stature.
- An unimportant or insignificant person.
A1Morelook over
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To check something to see it works well; inspect
- To examine or inspect something quickly.
A1Moremagically
US /'mædʒɪklɪ/
UK /'mædʒɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- In a manner that uses or involves magic
B1Moremole
US /mol/
UK /məʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
- Small natural dark spot on someone's skin
B2Moremorale
US /məˈræl/
UK /məˈrɑ:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
B2Moreonion
US /ˈʌnjən/
UK /ˈʌnjən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
B1Moreoption
US /ˈɑpʃən/
UK /'ɒpʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A choice
- A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
A2TOEICMoreow
US /aʊ/
UK /aʊ/
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are hurt
C2Morephone in
US /foʊn ɪn/
UK /fəʊn ɪn/
- other
- Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
B2Morepilot
US /ˈpaɪlət/
UK /'paɪlət/
- Transitive Verb
- To conduct a small practice experiment
- To fly a plane; to direct a ship
- Noun
- Person flying a plane; expert guide for a ship
A2Moreplausible
US /ˈplɔzəbəl/
UK /ˈplɔ:zəbl/
- Adjective
- Being reasonable and possibly true
- Appearing worthy of belief.
B1Moreplay along
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To cooperate or pretend to cooperate with someone
A1Morepot
US /pɑt/
UK /pɒt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Container designed to hold or store something
- Deep, round container that is used for cooking
- Transitive Verb
- To plant something in a container filled with soil
- To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker
A2Morerub
US /rʌb/
UK /rʌb/
- Transitive Verb
- To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- To move something back and forth along a surface
- Noun
- Act of moving you hand forcefully along a surface
B1Morerub it in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To emphasize someone's mistake or misfortune, often to make them feel worse.
A1Moreshove
US /ʃʌv/
UK /ʃʌv/
- Transitive Verb
- To roughly push someone or something away
- Noun
- Rough push on something or someone
B2Moresnitch
US /snɪtʃ/
UK /snɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To take by theft; to steal
C2Moresober
US /ˈsobɚ/
UK /'səʊbə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not drunk
B1TOEICMoresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMorestick with
US /stɪk wɪð/
UK /stik wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- To continue doing or using something; to persevere.
A1Morestorm out
US /stɔrm aʊt/
UK /stɔ:m aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave a place angrily and noisily.
A1Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMoretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretape
US /tep/
UK /teɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To record some sounds using an electric device
- To stick things together using an adhesive strip
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
- Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
A2Moretheft
US /θɛft/
UK /θeft/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of stealing
B1Moretitle
US /ˈtaɪtl/
UK /'taɪtl/
- Noun
- Book produced by a publisher
- Name given to something to identify or describe it
- Transitive Verb
- To give a name to identify or describe something
A2TOEICMoreto death
US /tu dɛθ/
UK /tu: deθ/
- Phrase
- Extremely; to a great degree
- Until death
B1Moretorque
US /tɔrk/
UK /tɔ:k/
- Noun
- Turning or twisting force
B2TOEICMoretransformer
US /trænsˈfɔ:rmə(r)/
UK /trænsˈfɔ:mə(r)/
- Noun
- Electrical device to change electrical voltage
C2Moreup against
US /ʌp əˈɡenst/
UK /ʌp əˈɡenst/
- Phrase
- Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- In close proximity or contact with something.
used to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morevent
US /vɛnt/
UK /vent/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Opening allowing exit/entry of gas, steam etc.
- Expression of feelings often of anger
B2Morewatch out
US /wɑtʃ aʊt/
UK /wɔtʃ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be careful; to be alert to danger
A1Morewhite as a sheet
US /waɪt əz ə ʃit/
UK /waɪt əz ə ʃi:t/
- other
- Extremely pale, usually from shock or sickness.
B2More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- going on: To continue doing something
- rub it in: To emphasize someone's mistake or misfortune, often to make them feel worse.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- find out about: To look for information to learn about it
- look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
- white as a sheet: Extremely pale, usually from shock or sickness.
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- little man: A man of short stature.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- play along: To cooperate or pretend to cooperate with someone
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- for the benefit: In order to help or be useful to someone or something.
- storm out: To leave a place angrily and noisily.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
- in the bag: Assured of success; certain to be achieved.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- blast: To attack someone with words
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- option: A choice
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- sober: Not drunk
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
- extensive: Large; full or complete
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- fully: Completely or entirely
- pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
- hip: The upper part of Leg
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- morale: the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
- great: Very good; better than before
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
- theft: Act of stealing
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- cop: Slang for police officer
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- happen: To take place or occur
- back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- come: To arrive at a place
- engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- camp: A (military) base
- onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
- file: Computer document
- title: Book produced by a publisher
- lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
- mole: Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
- snitch: To take by theft; to steal
- bacon: Salted meat from a pig
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- idiotic: Very irresponsible or foolish
- auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
- magically: In a manner that uses or involves magic
- torque: Turning or twisting force
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- transformer: Electrical device to change electrical voltage
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
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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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