alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMorecross
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
A2Morefall apart
US /fɔl əˈpɑrt/
UK /fɔ:l əˈpɑ:t/
- Phrasal Verb
- To suffer a nervous breakdown
- To break into pieces; stop functioning
A1Morefever
US /ˈfivɚ/
UK /'fi:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A high body temperature, indicating illness
- State of excited emotion or activity
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to have a fever.
B1Moreshoulder
US /ˈʃoldɚ/
UK /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
- Meat that comes from an animal's upper front leg
- Transitive Verb
- To carry something around your neck
- To push something using the top part of your arm
A2Moretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- alive: Living; not dead
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- burn: To destroy with fire
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- cross: Angry and upset
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- close: Almost; near
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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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