by your side
US
UK
- Phrase
- Near you, supporting you.
- Physically next to you.
A2Moredevotion
US /dɪˈvoʃən/
UK /dɪ'vəʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong love or attachment; a commitment to
- Religious worship or observance.
B1Moreocean
US /ˈoʃən/
UK /'əʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
A2Morepatient
US /ˈpeʃənt/
UK /'peɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
- Countable Noun
- Person who receives medical treatment or care
A2Moreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMoretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
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Vocabulary
- by your side: Near you, supporting you.
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- devotion: Strong love or attachment; a commitment to
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- luck: Accidental way things happen, often good things
- ma: Familiar way to address your 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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小恩 posted on 2025/01/01Feeling down? This song is a super comforting anthem about friendship and always being there for someone, no matter what! You'll love practicing simple sentence structures and picking up everyday phrases that express support and devotion.
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