brave
US /brev/
UK /breɪv/
- Countable Noun
- (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- Adjective
- Not letting fear or danger stop you acting
A2Morebravo
US /ˌbrɑ:ˈvoʊ/
UK /ˌbrɑ:ˈvəʊ/
- Interjection
- Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
C1Morebreach
US /britʃ/
UK /bri:tʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
B1TOEICMoreby night
US /baɪ naɪt/
UK /bai nait/
- Phrase
- During the night; not during the day.
A2Morecalm
US /kɑm/
UK /kɑ:m/
- Adjective
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
A2Morecampaign
US /kæmˈpen/
UK /kæm'peɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
- A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
A2TOEICMorecount
US /kaʊnt/
UK /kaʊnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- Countable Noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
A2Morecounter
US /ˈkaʊntɚ/
UK /'kaʊntə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- To try to prevent, as by making a different point
- Prefix
- Being opposite or against something
B1Morecross
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
A2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredefend
US /dɪˈfɛnd/
UK /dɪ'fend/
- Transitive Verb
- To protect and explain your position in court
- To protect against an attack
B1TOEICMoredrill
US /drɪl/
UK /drɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- Exercise done to learn military skills
- Transitive Verb
- To make a deep hole to find oil, gas etc.
- To put a hole in something by using a boring tool
B1TOEICMoreduty
US /ˈduti, ˈdju-/
UK /'dju:tɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Work required by your job or position
- A tax (on imported goods)
A2TOEICMoreencore
US /ˈɑ:ŋkɔ:(r)/
UK /ˈɒŋkɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Additional performance demanded by the audience
B2Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheart race
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A rapid heartbeat, often due to excitement, anxiety, or physical exertion.
- A rapid heartbeat, often due to excitement, anxiety, or physical exertion.
hesitate
US /'hezɪteɪt/
UK /'hezɪteɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
B1TOEICMoreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Morelight up
US /laɪt ʌp/
UK /lait ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- To ignite a cigarette, cigar, or pipe for smoking.
A1Moremercy
US /ˈmɚsi/
UK /'mɜ:sɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
B1Moremission
US /ˈmɪʃən/
UK /'mɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A task or role someone is given to do
- Special assignment given to a person or group
B1TOEICMoreone step away
US
UK
- Adjective
- Very close to achieving something.
- Phrase
- A short distance from something.
A2Morepat
US /pæt/
UK /pæt/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or touch lightly
B1Morepunch
US /pʌntʃ/
UK /pʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something very hard with a closed hand
- To make a hole in something with a special tool
B1Morepunch out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To record the time of departure from work, typically using a time clock.
- To defeat someone by punching them, especially in boxing.
A1Morerace
US /res/
UK /reɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- Intransitive Verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
A2Morerap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- Noun
- Music with a strong beat and spoken lyrics
B1Moreregret
US /rɪˈɡrɛt/
UK /rɪ'ɡret/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
- Used to express apology or sadness.
B1Moreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moresilent
US /ˈsaɪlənt/
UK /'saɪlənt/
- Adjective
- Without making any noise; soundless
- Usually speaking very little
B1Moreskull
US /skʌl/
UK /skʌl/
- Noun
- Structure of bones forming the face and head
B2Moresquad
US /skwɑ:d/
UK /skwɒd/
- Noun
- A sports team
B1Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoretall order
US /tɔl ˈɔrdɚ/
UK /tɔ:l ˈɔ:də/
- Noun
- A task or request that is difficult to achieve.
A1Moretarget
US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/
UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- Group you are trying to sell to or influence
- Transitive Verb
- To try to influence; direct a message toward
- (Army) to aim an attack at something
A2TOEICMoreterror
US /ˈtɛrɚ/
UK /ˈterə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Use of violent acts to make people afraid
- Extreme fear; dread.
A2Moretrigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
B1Morevision
US /ˈvɪʒən/
UK /'vɪʒn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to see; eyesight
- Something you see in your imagination or dreams
A2Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2Morewarfare
US /ˈwɔrˌfɛr/
UK /ˈwɔ:fɛə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Methods used by those fighting in a war
- Engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict.
B2Morewith it
US /wɪð ɪt/
UK /wið it/
- Adjective
- Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
A1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- tall order: A task or request that is difficult to achieve.
- by night: During the night; not during the day.
- light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- heart race: A rapid heartbeat, often due to excitement, anxiety, or physical exertion.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- one step away: Very close to achieving something.
- punch out: To record the time of departure from work, typically using a time clock.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- duty: Work required by your job or position
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- pat: Person's name
- squad: A sports team
- terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- cross: Angry and upset
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- encore: Additional performance demanded by the audience
- bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
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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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