above the board
US /əˈbʌv ðə bɔrd/
UK /əˈbʌv ðə bɔ:d/
- other
- Honest and legal in behavior or actions.
B2Moreas soon as
US /æz sun æz/
UK /æz su:n æz/
- Phrase
- In a short time after (something happens)
- Without any delay; immediately
- Conjunction
- At the moment that, or immediately after.
A1Moredegree
US /dɪˈɡri/
UK /dɪˈgri:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount or extent of something
- Unit for measuring temperature or angles
A2TOEICMoreflip
US /flɪp/
UK /flɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- To move into a different position quickly
- Noun
- Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
- Movement of something from one position to another
B2Moreflip around
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To change one's mind or opinion, often suddenly or frequently.
- To turn something over quickly, rotating it.
A2Morefoot up
US /fʊt ʌp/
UK /fʊt ʌp/
- other
- To add numbers to find a total sum.
B2Moreget it down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To write something down; record something in writing.
- To swallow something, especially with difficulty.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Morelift
US /lɪft/
UK /lɪft/
- Noun
- Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- Machine carrying people up or down to other floors
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or cancel something, such as a rule
- To move something to higher position
A2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moreoff of
US /ɔf ʌv/
UK /ɔf ɔv/
- Preposition
- From a position on something; down from.
A1Morepop
US /pɑp/
UK /pɒp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet soda drink
- A short, sharp, explosive sound.
B2Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMoretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2More
Vocabulary
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- have to: Must do
- foot up: To add numbers to find a total sum.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- above the board: Honest and legal in behavior or actions.
- flip around: To change one's mind or opinion, often suddenly or frequently.
- get it down: To write something down; record something in writing.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- part: Division of a book
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
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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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