lie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Morepry
US /praɪ/
UK /praɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To try to find out about others' private business
- Transitive Verb
- To move, raise, or open by levering something
C2TOEICMoreshy
US /ʃaɪ/
UK /ʃaɪ/
- Adjective
- Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- Being less than the full or expected amount
- Intransitive Verb
- To move away due to nervousness
A2Moresigh
US /saɪ/
UK /saɪ/
- Noun
- Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe out to show boredom or disappointment
A2Moresky
US /skaɪ/
UK /skaɪ/
- Noun
- The place where we see clouds above us
A2Moresly
US /slaɪ/
UK /slaɪ/
- Adjective
- Cleverly hiding the true purpose
B2Morespy
US /spaɪ/
UK /spaɪ/
- Noun
- Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to get secrets about an enemy country
- To secretly watch someone or something
B1TOEICMorethigh
US /θaɪ/
UK /θaɪ/
- Noun
- Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
- Upper part of a person's leg, above the knee
B2Moretie
US /taɪ/
UK /taɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- To require someone to be in a specific place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
- Strong connection between people, countries
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- sly: Cleverly hiding the true purpose
- shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- sigh: Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
- long: Person's name
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- pry: To try to find out about others' private business
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- buy: To believe something; accept
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
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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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