ace
US /es/
UK /eɪs/
- Countable Noun
- Highest value card in a game of cards
- Best player
- Intransitive Verb
- To get a perfect score on a test; be successful
B1Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreat school
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present and attending school.
A1Morebay
US /be/
UK /beɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
- A compartment or recess in a building.
- Adjective
- Reddish-brown in color, typically used to describe a horse.
- Forcing someone or something to turn and face its attackers; cornered.
B1Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebug
US /bʌɡ/
UK /bʌɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To bother someone
- To hide an electronic device to spy on someone
- Countable Noun
- An insect
- Problem in the functioning of computer code
B1Moreby now
US /baɪ naʊ/
UK /bai nau/
- Phrase
- At the present time or already; before the present.
A2Morecaptain
US /ˈkæptən/
UK /'kæptɪn/
- Noun
- Title of a senior officer in the military
- Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
- Transitive Verb
- To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
B1Morecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morecarry on
US /ˈkæri ɑn/
UK /ˈkæri ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- To continue or keep doing something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue doing something
A1Morecitizenship
US /ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp/
UK /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
- Noun
- The rights and duties of citizens.
B1Moreclassify
US /ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/
UK /'klæsɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange things into groups of similar items
- To keep some information secret from the public
B2Morecolonel
US /ˈkɜ:rnl/
UK /ˈkɜ:nl/
- Noun
- Person with senior rank in an army or air force
B1Morecriminal
US /ˈkrɪmənəl/
UK /ˈkrɪmɪnl/
- Adjective
- Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- Not justifiable; shameful
- Noun
- Person who commits a crime
A2Moredizzy
US /ˈdɪzi/
UK /ˈdɪzi/
- Adjective
- Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
- Causing someone to feel unsteady, confused, or amazed.
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a giddy light-headed manner
B1Moredrill
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
B1TOEICMoredumb
US /dʌm/
UK /dʌm/
- Adjective
- Senseless; stupid
B1Morefancy
US /ˈfænsi/
UK /'fænsɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To want to have or do something; feel like
- To imagine or suppose that something will happen
- Adjective
- Unusual and attractive in design
A2TOEICMorefederation
US /ˌfɛdəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of organizations joined together
- An organization made up of a number of smaller groups or parties.
C1Morefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morefleet
US /flit/
UK /fli:t/
- Countable Noun
- Group of ships under one commander
- Adjective
- able to run quickly
B1TOEICMorefuneral
US /ˈfjunərəl/
UK /ˈfju:nərəl/
- Noun
- Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- Adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a funeral; mournful or somber.
B1Moreget along
US /ɡɛt əˈlɔŋ/
UK /ɡet əˈlɔŋ/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- To manage with what you have, e.g. money
A1Moreglad
US /ɡlæd/
UK /ɡlæd/
- Adjective
- Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- Happy that something happened; pleased
A2Morein love with
US //ɪn lʌv wɪð//
UK
- Adjective
- Feeling romantic love for someone.
- Extremely enthusiastic about or fond of something.
A1Moreinstructor
US /ɪnˈstrʌktɚ/
UK /ɪnˈstrʌktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who teaches or explains usually as a job
A2TOEICMoreiron
US /ˈaɪərn/
UK /ˈaɪən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
- Golf club with a metal head
- Transitive Verb
- To use a hot flat-based machine to smooth clothes
B1Morekiss
US /kɪs/
UK /kɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To touch something in a light or gentle way
- To put your lips against another's to show love
A2Morelieutenant
US /lu:ˈtenənt/
UK /lefˈtenənt/
- Noun
- Officer in the army, navy, or air force
B2Moremath
US /mæθ/
UK /mæθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study or science of numbers and shapes
A2Moremighty
US /ˈmaɪti/
UK /'maɪtɪ/
- Adjective
- Having great strength or great size
- Very, extremely
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon the way
US /ɑn ði we/
UK /ɔn ðə wei/
- Phrase
- During the journey to a particular place.
A1Morepersonnel
US /ˌpɜ:rsəˈnel/
UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people who work for a company or group
- A group of people employed in an organization or for a specific task.
- Adjective
- Relating to the staff or employees of an organization.
B1TOEICMorepod
US /pɑ:d/
UK /pɒd/
- Countable Noun
- Seed container that grows on plants
B2Moresergeant
US /ˈsɑrdʒənt/
UK /'sɑ:dʒənt/
- Countable Noun
- Officer of low rank in the military
C1Morestack
US /stæk/
UK /stæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large number or amount of something
- Large tube through which smoke exits a building
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
- To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
B1TOEICMoretarget
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
A2TOEICMoreweapon
US /ˈwɛpən/
UK /'wepən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
- Something that is used for fighting, e.g. a gun
A2TOEICMorewhoa
US /woʊ/
UK /wəʊ/
- Interjection
- Tell someone to do something more slowly
- An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
C1Morework out
US /wɚk aʊt/
UK /wə:k aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To find a way to do something, by thinking
A1More
Vocabulary
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- at least: As a minimum
- at school: Present and attending school.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- work out
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- mighty: Having great strength or great size
- alive: Living; not dead
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- fleet: Group of ships under one commander
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- dizzy: Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
- weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- area: Amount of measured space
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
- bug: To bother someone
- iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
- classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
- instructor: Person who teaches or explains usually as a job
- ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
- citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
- pod: Seed container that grows on plants
- lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
- sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
- federation: Group of organizations joined together
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- colonel: Person with senior rank in an army or air force
- math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
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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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