action
US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
A2Morebreak down
US /brek daʊn/
UK /breik daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
A1Moreconsequence
US /ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns/
UK /ˈkɔnsikwəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Importance of a person or thing
- Outcome of an event; result
A2Morecornered
US /'kɔ:nəd/
UK /'kɔ:nəd/
- Transitive Verb
- To force into a position impossible to escape from
- Intransitive Verb
- To go around a bend in the road (often by driving)
A2Morecross
US /krɔs, krɑs/
UK /krɒs/
- Adjective
- Angry and upset
- From one side of something to the other
- Transitive Verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
A2Morein the weeds
US /ɪn ðə widz/
UK /ɪn ðə wi:dz/
- other
- Overwhelmed by complexity or amount of work.
B2Moreloose
US /lus/
UK /lu:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To shoot or fire something from a gun
- Adjective
- (Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
- Not tightly attached or held
A2Moreluxury
US /ˈlʌɡʒəri, ˈlʌkʃə-/
UK /ˈlʌkʃəri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something expensive bought for pleasure
- Something that gives great comfort and pleasure
- Adjective
- Very comfortable and expensive.
A2Morepeace
US /pis/
UK /pi:s/
- Uncountable Noun
- Calm and quiet state
- Time when there is no war or fighting
A2TOEICMorerewrite
US /riˈraɪt/
UK /ˌri:'raɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To write again to improve, or correct errors
A2Morethread
US /θrɛd/
UK /θred/
- Noun
- Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- A long, very thin, material used to sew cloth
- Transitive Verb
- To move yourself through a crowded or narrow space
- To put wire, string, etc. through a hole or needle
B1TOEICMorewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2Morewick
US /wɪk/
UK /wɪk/
- Noun
- Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
C1More
Vocabulary
- in the weeds: Overwhelmed by complexity or amount of work.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- consequence: Importance of a person or thing
- leave: To go away from; depart
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- cross: Angry and upset
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- peace: Calm and quiet state
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- end: The point where a process or activity stops
- table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
- wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- rewrite: To write again to improve, or correct errors
- cornered: To force into a position impossible to escape from
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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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