enthusiasm
US /ɛnˈθuziˌæzəm/
UK /ɪnˈθju:ziæzəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
- Great interest and excitement in something
B1TOEICMoreenthusiast
US /ɪnˈθu:ziæst/
UK /ɪnˈθju:ziæst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person having a strong liking for something
B1Morefruitful
US /ˈfrutfəl/
UK /ˈfru:tfl/
- Adjective
- Being productive; successful
B2Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Moreloose
US /lus/
UK /lu:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To shoot or fire something from a gun
- Adjective
- (Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
- Not tightly attached or held
A2Moremovement
US /ˈmuvmənt/
UK /ˈmu:vmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
A2Morenoon
US /nu:n/
UK /nu:n/
- Noun
- Middle of the day
B1Moreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMoreroutine
US /ruˈtin/
UK /ru:ˈti:n/
- Adjective
- Happening or done regularly or habitually
- Always the same; boring through lack of variety
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
- Series of actions that make up a performance
A2TOEICMorerudimentary
US /ˌrudəˈmɛntəri, -ˈmɛntri/
UK /ˌru:dɪˈmentri/
- Adjective
- Being or involving basic facts or principles
B2Moreruthless
US /ˈruθlɪs/
UK /ˈru:θləs/
- Adjective
- Not considering the feelings or health of others
B2Moreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- enthusiast: A person having a strong liking for something
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- rudimentary: Being or involving basic facts or principles
- fruitful: Being productive; successful
- long: Person's name
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- noon: Middle of the day
- google: A widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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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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Long OO /u/ MIDDLE of Words Daily Pronunciation Practice - American English Vowel Master Class
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