bastard
US /ˈbæstəd/
UK /'bɑ:stəd/
- Noun
- Someone whose parents were not married
- Person considered mean or deserving contempt
C2Morebicycle
US /ˈbaɪsɪkl/
UK /ˈbaɪsɪkl/
- Noun
- 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
- Intransitive Verb
- To ride a two-wheeled vehicle with pedals
B1Morecode
US /kod/
UK /kəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To express information in a series of numbers
- To write a secret message using secret symbols
- Noun
- A password made of a set of letters or numbers
- Set of rules for behavior
A2Moredim
US /dɪm/
UK /dɪm/
- Adjective
- Not bright; not being clear
- Not intelligent; a bit stupid or slow
- Transitive Verb
- To reduce the brightness of a light
B1Morehurry
US /ˈhɚri, ˈhʌr-/
UK /'hʌrɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- Noun
- Act of moving quickly because you are late
A2TOEICMoreidiot
US /ˈɪdiət/
UK /'ɪdɪət/
- Noun
- A person who is foolish or not very smart
B2Morein the green
US /ɪn ðə ˈɡrin/
UK /in ðə ˈɡri:n/
- other
- Having a financial profit or gain.
- On the putting surface of a golf course.
B2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Moreobsolete
US /ˌɑ:bsəˈli:t/
UK /ˈɒbsəli:t/
- Adjective
- Not used anymore because something newer exists
- No longer useful because it has been replaced by something newer and better.
B1TOEICMorepie
US /paɪ/
UK /paɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
B1TOEICMorepiper
US /ˈpaɪpɚ/
UK /'paɪpə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe
B2Moreproprietary
US /prəˈpraɪəteri/
UK /prəˈpraɪətri/
- Adjective
- Protected by trademark, patent or copyright
B2Moreresponsible
US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/
- Adjective
- Being the cause of something that has occurred
- Having the duty of dealing with something
A2TOEICMoresum
US /sʌm/
UK /sʌm/
- Noun
- Amount when all is added together; total
- Transitive Verb
- To add two or more numbers together; total
A2TOEICMoreunlawful
US
UK
- Adjective
- Not conforming to legality
B1More
Vocabulary
- in the green: Having a financial profit or gain.
- obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
- dim: Not bright; not being clear
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- bastard: Someone whose parents were not married
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- proprietary: Protected by trademark, patent or copyright
- code: To express information in a series of numbers
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- software: Computer applications and systems
- sum: Amount when all is added together; total
- kid: Child or young person
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
- hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- shirt: Light garment for upper body, with sleeves
- fucking: Vulgar term used as an intensifier
- copy: A counter for items that are the same
- box: A marked area of a baseball field
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
- piper: Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe
- unlawful: Not conforming to legality
- bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
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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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