affluent
US
UK
- Adjective
- Having plenty of money and possessions
B2Moreagent
US /ˈedʒənt/
UK /'eɪdʒənt/
- Noun
- Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- Person who represents or decides for others
A2TOEICMoreapparently
US /əˈpærəntlɪ/
UK /əˈpærəntli/
- Adverb
- According to what you heard; from what can be seen
A2TOEICMoreback in the day
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the past; in former times.
- Referring to a past time, often with a sense of nostalgia or fondness.
A1Morebrainwash
US /ˈbreɪnwɑ:ʃ/
UK /ˈbreɪnwɒʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To forcefully change someone's belief systems
C2Morebunch
US /bʌntʃ/
UK /bʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of things of the same kind
- A group of people.
- Transitive Verb
- To group people or things closely together
B1Moreclothe
US /kloʊð/
UK /kləʊð/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
B1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredetective
US /dɪˈtɛktɪv/
UK /dɪˈtektɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who investigates and solves crimes
- A story or film about a detective solving a crime.
- Adjective
- Relating to the work of a detective.
- Relating to the detection of crime.
A2Moredude
US /dud, djud/
UK /du:d/
- Noun
- Form of address for a man
- (informal) A man; a fellow.
- Interjection
- (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
B2Moreget 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
A1Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Morehold on
US /hold ɑn/
UK /həuld ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- To wait for a short time.
A1Morehypnosis
US /hɪpˈnoʊsɪs/
UK /hɪpˈnəʊsɪs/
- Noun
- Sleep-like state where you respond to suggestions
C1Morelord
US /lɔrd/
UK /lɔ:d/
- Noun
- (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- Man with power and authority; a nobleman
- Intransitive Verb
- To act as though you can tell people what to do
A2Moreofficer
US /ˈɔ:fɪsə(r)/
UK /ˈɒfɪsə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person of high position in an organization
- Person of high position in the military
B1Moreon sunday
US
UK
- Phrase
- Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- Referring to a particular Sunday.
A1Moreregular
US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/
UK /ˈregjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- Occurring or being done frequently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Customers who frequently visit a place
- Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
A2TOEICMoreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMorerod
US /rɑ:d/
UK /rɒd/
- Countable Noun
- Straight, thin stick or bar
- Pole with a line and hook to catch fish with
B1Moresex
US /sɛks/
UK /seks/
- Noun
- State of being male or female
- Physical activity by which we produce babies
A2Moresuburb
US /ˈsʌbɜ:rb/
UK /ˈsʌbɜ:b/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Residential area on the outskirts of a city
B1Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoreterrorist
US /ˈtɛrərɪst/
UK /ˈterərɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
- Adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of terrorism or terrorists.
A2Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Morewhatnot
US /ˈwɑːt.nɑːt/
UK /ˈwɒt.nɒt/
- Noun
- Miscellaneous curios
- Uncountable Noun
- And other similar things
C1More
Vocabulary
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- go on: To continue doing something
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- back in the day: In the past; in former times.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- dude: Form of address for a man
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- affluent: Having plenty of money and possessions
- leave: To go away from; depart
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- act: To behave in a certain way
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- business: A company formed for making profit
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
- terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
- suburb: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- rod: Straight, thin stick or bar
- whatnot: Miscellaneous curios
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- hypnosis: Sleep-like state where you respond to suggestions
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- sex: State of being male or female
- brainwash: To forcefully change someone's belief systems
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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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