brine
US /braɪn/
UK /braɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
C1Morecap
US /kæp/
UK /kæp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Covering for the end or top of something
- Transitive Verb
- To cover the top or end of an object
- To limit the amount of usage of something
B1Morecast
US /kæst/
UK /kɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who appear in a play or movie
- Small amount of a particular color
- Transitive Verb
- To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
- To describe someone's personality or character
A2Moreclaw
US /klɔ/
UK /klɔ:/
- Countable Noun
- Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
- A tool or part of a tool resembling an animal's claw, used for gripping or tearing.
- Transitive Verb
- To dig or pull with the nails or fingers
- To grasp or seize something with or as if with claws.
B1Morecommand
US /kəˈmænd/
UK /kə'mɑ:nd/
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to see far from a certain location
- To give an order; have control over others
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Electronic order to a computer to do something
- An order to control things or others
A2Morecortex
US /ˈkɔrˌteks/
UK /'kɔ:teks/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- The outer layer of the cerebrum (the cerebral cortex), other organs, or a plant.
C1Morecount
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
A2Morecount on
US /kaʊnt ɑn/
UK /kaunt ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To depend on someone
- To be confident of and expect something
A2Morecraft
US /kræft/
UK /krɑ:ft/
- Transitive Verb
- To make by hand and with much skill
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Job requiring a worker to have specific skills
- Vehicle that travels on water or through the air
B1Morecurse
US /kɚs/
UK /kɜ:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To use offensive language when angry; swear
- Noun
- Act to cause trouble to others
- A word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
B1Morecut off
US /kʌt ɔf/
UK /kʌt ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- To cut the end of something
- Transitive Verb
- To isolate or prevent access to a place or person.
- To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
A1Moredebt
US /dɛt/
UK /det/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- A moral or social obligation.
A2TOEICMoredefeat
US /dɪˈfit/
UK /dɪ'fi:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
- To prevent something from succeeding.
- Noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- The feeling of having been beaten.
B1Moredna
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Chemical in living cells with genetic information
B2Moredrag
US /dræɡ/
UK /dræɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
- Boring or annoying thing/activity
A2Moreensure
US /ɛnˈʃʊr/
UK /ɪn'ʃʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something sure, certain, or safe
A2TOEICMoreeternity
US /ɪˈtə:nɪti/
UK /ɪ'tɜ:nətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A very long time; forever
- The state or time that comes after death.
B2Moreexploit
US /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
UK /ɪk'splɔɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
- To use something in a very effective manner
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Personal journey or series of events
- A bold or daring feat.
B1TOEICMorefor sure
US /fɔr ʃʊr/
UK /fɔ: ʃuə/
- Adverb
- Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- Used to emphasize a statement.
- Interjection
- An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
A2Morefor the record
US /fɔr ði rɪˈkɚd/
UK /fɔ: ðə riˈkɔ:d/
- Phrase
- Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
- To state something to ensure the correct information is known.
A1Moregrow back
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To regrow; to grow again after being cut, lost, or damaged.
A1Moreimprison
US /ɪmˈprɪzən/
UK /ɪm'prɪzn/
- Transitive Verb
- To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison
B1Moreinstrument
US /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
UK /'ɪnstrəmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
- Legal document
A2TOEICMoreinvolve
US /ɪnˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪn'vɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
- To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
A2TOEICMoremanta
US
UK
- Noun
- Blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
C2Moremantis
US /'mæntɪs/
UK /'mæntɪs/
- Countable Noun
- Large insectivorous insect with prayerlike pose
- Symbolic representation of patience, meditation, or predatory behavior in various cultures.
C2Moremelt
US /mɛlt/
UK /melt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disappear or to go away
- To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
- Uncountable Noun
- A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
B1Moreplead
US /plid/
UK /pli:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
- To say if you are guilty of a crime, or not
B1TOEICMorepossess
US /pəˈzɛs/
UK /pəˈzes/
- Transitive Verb
- To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
- To have or own something
A2TOEICMoreprison
US /ˈprɪzən/
UK /'prɪzn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- A state of confinement or captivity.
A2Morerapidly
US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/
UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/
- Adverb
- With great speed; quickly
B1TOEICMorerelease
US /rɪ'li:s/
UK /rɪ'li:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- Noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
A2TOEICMoreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMoreresent
US /rɪˈzɛnt/
UK /rɪ'zent/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel angry because of unfair treatment
- Past tense of resend; sent again.
B1Moreresort
US /rɪ'zɔ:rt/
UK /rɪ'zɔ:t/
- Noun
- Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- Vacation hotel or complex; area for holidays
B1TOEICMoreseal
US /sil/
UK /si:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- To close an envelop or package
- Noun
- Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
- Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
B1Morespell
US /spɛl/
UK /spel/
- Transitive Verb
- To lead to future trouble
- To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
- Period of time; time when an action is being done
A2Morestricken
US /ˈstrɪkən/
UK /ˈstrɪkən/
- Adjective
- Affected by an illness, forceful blow, etc.
B2Moresuperpower
US /ˈsu:pərpaʊə(r)/
UK /ˈsu:pəpaʊə(r)/
- Noun
- State powerful enough to influence world events
C2Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMoretransform
US /trænsˈfɔrm/
UK /træns'fɔ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To change the shape completely in a good way
- To convert from one form or substance into another.
C2Moretyrant
US /ˈtaɪrənt/
UK /ˈtaɪrənt/
- Countable Noun
- Cruel unfair ruler who demands complete obedience
B2More
Vocabulary
- count on: To depend on someone
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- grow back: To regrow; to grow again after being cut, lost, or damaged.
- for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
- command: To be able to see far from a certain location
- eternity: A very long time; forever
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- resent: To feel angry because of unfair treatment
- claw: Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- land: Region or country
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- tyrant: Cruel unfair ruler who demands complete obedience
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
- stricken: Affected by an illness, forceful blow, etc.
- brine: Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
- imprison: To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison
- superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
- mantis: Large insectivorous insect with prayerlike pose
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
- manta: Blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
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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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