between the sheets
US /bɪˈtwin ðə ˈʃits/
UK /bɪˈtwi:n ðə ˈʃi:ts/
- other
- Referring to sexual activity or intimacy.
B2Moredevice
US /dɪˈvaɪs/
UK /dɪˈvaɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- Method of doing something; a way
A2TOEICMoregun
US /ɡʌn/
UK /ɡʌn/
- Transitive Verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
- Countable Noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
A2Moreremote
US /rɪˈmot/
UK /rɪ'məʊt/
- Adjective
- Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
- Noun
- Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.
A2TOEICMoreshatter
US /ˈʃætɚ/
UK /'ʃætə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break into small pieces
B1Moretrigger
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.
B1More
Vocabulary
- between the sheets: Referring to sexual activity or intimacy.
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- shatter: To break into small pieces
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- person: Man, woman or child
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- wife: Married woman
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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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