actual
US /ˈæktʃuəl/
UK /ˈæktʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- Current; existing at the present time.
A2TOEICMoreawait
US /əˈwet/
UK /əˈweɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep ready for future needs
- To be ready to happen, or about to happen
B1Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Moredamp
US /dæmp/
UK /dæmp/
- Adjective
- A little wet
A2Moredust
US /dʌst/
UK /dʌst/
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- To wipe something to remove dirt
- Uncountable Noun
- Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
A2Moreembrace
US /ɛmˈbres/
UK /ɪm'breɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of holding someone closely
- An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
- Transitive Verb
- To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
- To accept something enthusiastically.
B1TOEICMorefade
US /fed/
UK /feɪd/
- Intransitive Verb
- To cause to lose brightness of color
- To lose strength or freshness
A2TOEICMorefiction
US /ˈfɪkʃən/
UK /ˈfɪkʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Made-up stories; imagined events
- False statement or account about something
B1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Morein time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Morelinger
US /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/
UK /ˈlɪŋgə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To take your time doing something; hang around
B2Moreout of shape
US /aʊt ʌv ʃep/
UK /aut ɔv ʃeip/
- Adjective
- In poor physical condition; not physically fit.
A1Moreproud
US /praʊd/
UK /praʊd/
- Adjective
- Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
B1TOEICMoreresemblance
US /rɪˈzɛmbləns/
UK /rɪˈzembləns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Being similar in appearance
- The degree to which one thing resembles another.
- Intransitive Verb
- To have qualities or features similar to another person or thing.
B1Moreshake
US /ʃek/
UK /ʃeɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
- Countable Noun
- Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
A2Moreshaking off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
- To get rid of something unwanted.
A2Morespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMorewilderness
US /ˈwɪldənɪs/
UK /'wɪldənəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Rural area left natural and largely untouched
B1More
Vocabulary
- out of shape: In poor physical condition; not physically fit.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- shaking off: To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- leave: To go away from; depart
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- damp: A little wet
- resemblance: Being similar in appearance
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- live: To be alive
- dead: Not alive
- long: Person's name
- wilderness: Rural area left natural and largely untouched
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- await: To keep ready for future needs
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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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