bet
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.
A2Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Morepatch
US /pætʃ/
UK /pætʃ/
- Noun
- Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- Piece of ground on vegetation grows
- Transitive Verb
- To join or unite, e.g. two phone calls
- To repair hole by sewing a piece of cloth over it
B1TOEICMorepumpkin
US /ˈpʌmpkɪn, ˈpʌm-, ˈpʌŋ-/
UK /ˈpʌmpkɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
B1Morereputation
US /ˌrɛpjəˈteʃən/
UK /ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Common opinion that people have about someone
- A widespread belief that someone or something has a particular characteristic.
B1TOEICMoresincerity
US /sɪnˈsɛrɪti/
UK /sɪn'serətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The quality of being open and truthful
A2Moresmart
US /smɑ:rt/
UK /smɑ:t/
- Adjective
- Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- Looking clean, neat and stylish
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel hurt or upset
- To hurt with an unexpected sharp or burning pain
A2TOEICMorespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMoretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- great: Very good; better than before
- sincerity: The quality of being open and truthful
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- talk: Style of speaking
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- sit: To take an exam
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- eye: The part of the body that you see with
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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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