admire
US /ædˈmaɪr/
UK /əd'maɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To feel respect or wonder toward someone
A2Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreapproach
US /əˈprəʊtʃ/
UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- To request someone to do something specific
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
- Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
A2TOEICMoreassess
US /əˈsɛs/
UK /əˈses/
- Transitive Verb
- To judge something's value or suitability
A2TOEICMoreauntie
US /ˈænti, ˈɑn-/
UK /ˈænti:, ˈɑ:n-/
- Noun
- A nickname for your aunt
B1Morecrank
US /kræŋk/
UK /kræŋk/
- Noun
- Device for turning
B2Moredamn
US /dæm/
UK /dæm/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- To threaten with everlasting punishment
- Interjection
- A mild swear word used to express annoyance
B2Moredart
US /dɑ:rt/
UK /dɑ:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move suddenly away; race away
B1Moredeadly
US /ˈdɛdli/
UK /ˈdedli/
- Adjective
- Causing or capable of causing death
- Being very accurate
- Adverb
- Extremely; intensely.
A2Moredeeply
US /ˈdiplɪ/
UK /ˈdi:pli/
- Adverb
- To a significant degree
- To a great, intense or extreme extent
A2Moredevastation
US /ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn/
UK /ˌdevəˈsteɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of ruining or destroying something
- A feeling of being extremely shocked and sad.
B1Moredirect
US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- Adverb
- Coming straight from something
A2TOEICMorefairy
US /ˈfɛri/
UK /'feərɪ/
- Noun
- Small imaginary being that can do magic
B1Morefate
US /fet/
UK /feɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
B1Morefirstborn
US /ˈfɜ:rstbɔ:rn/
UK /ˈfɜ:stbɔ:n/
- Adjective
- First in order of birth
C2Morego ahead
US /ɡo əˈhɛd/
UK /ɡəu əˈhed/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- To give permission to do something
- Intransitive Verb
- To start or proceed with something
- To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
A1Moregrave
US /ɡrev/
UK /ɡreɪv/
- Countable Noun
- Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
- Uncountable Noun
- Poetic death; being dead
A2TOEICMoregravely
US /ˈɡrevlɪ/
UK /ɡreɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a serious and solemn manner
B2Morehappy ending
US
UK
- Noun
- A conclusion to a story, play, movie, etc., in which everything turns out well for the protagonists.
- A positive and satisfying resolution to a situation or period of difficulty.
A1Morehit the road
US /hɪt ði rəʊd/
UK /hit ðə roʊd/
- Idiom
- To begin a journey; to leave.
- To begin a journey, especially a long one, by car or other vehicle.
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a place.
- To travel.
A1Morein the meantime
US /ɪn ði ˈminˌtaɪm/
UK /in ðə ˈmi:ntaim/
- Phrase
- During the time between two events; meanwhile.
A1Moremask
US /mæsk/
UK /mɑ:sk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Covering to hide or disguise the face
- Way of pretending to behave that is not real
B1Moremayor
US /ˈmeɪər/
UK /meə(r)/
- Noun
- Head of a town or city government
B1TOEICMoremeow
US /miˈaʊ/
UK /mɪ'aʊ/
- Noun
- Cry like a cat
- Intransitive Verb
- To cry like a cat
C1Moremistletoe
US /ˈmɪsəlˌto/
UK /ˈmɪsltəʊ/
- Noun
- Shrub with green-white berries, seen at Christmas
C1Moreoverpay
US /ˌoʊvərˈpeɪ/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To pay too much for something
C2Morepenguin
US /ˈpɛŋɡwɪn, ˈpɛn-/
UK /'peŋɡwɪn/
- Noun
- Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
B1Morepretend
US /prɪˈtɛnd/
UK /prɪ'tend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act as if something is true when it is not
- Adjective
- Not real; imaginary.
A2TOEICMoreresentful
US /rɪˈzɛntfəl/
UK /rɪˈzentfl/
- Adjective
- Angry at unfair treatment
B1Moreriot
US /ˈraɪət/
UK /'raɪət/
- Noun
- Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
- When there is a lot of something, e.g. color
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a crowd) to protest and try to take control
B2Morescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMoresewer
US /ˈsuɚ/
UK /ˈsu:ə(r)/
- Noun
- Underground pipe that removes water and waste
B2Moresnatch
US /snætʃ/
UK /snætʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To take something quickly or eagerly
B2Morespeech
US /spitʃ/
UK /spi:tʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A formal talk to an audience
- Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
A2TOEICMoresplit
US /splɪt/
UK /splɪt/
- Adjective
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
A2Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moretale
US /tel/
UK /teɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Story that is not true
- Story about colorful and imaginary events
A2Moreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMorethings change
US
UK
- Phrase
- Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
- An acknowledgement of the need to adapt to new realities or developments.
A1Moreto die for
US /tu daɪ fɔr/
UK /tu: dai fɔ:/
- Adjective
- Extremely desirable or enjoyable.
- Intransitive Verb
- To be willing to sacrifice one's life for someone or something.
A1Moretoss
US /tɔ:s/
UK /tɒs/
- Transitive Verb
- To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- To mix ingredients lightly.
- Intransitive Verb
- To move about restlessly; to writhe or fidget.
- To be thrown about violently.
B1Moretour
US /tʊr/
UK /tʊə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel to several places to perform a show
- To visit several places for pleasure
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A trip to several places to perform a show
- A journey to visit several places for pleasure
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
- hit the road: To begin a journey; to leave.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- to die for: Extremely desirable or enjoyable.
- happy ending: A conclusion to a story, play, movie, etc., in which everything turns out well for the protagonists.
- in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- assess: To judge something's value or suitability
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
- tale: Story that is not true
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- alive: Living; not dead
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
- deep: Complex and important
- resentful: Angry at unfair treatment
- devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
- deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- dart: To move suddenly away; race away
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
- sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- deeply: To a significant degree
- live: To be alive
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- crank: Device for turning
- dead: Not alive
- penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- mistletoe: Shrub with green-white berries, seen at Christmas
- gravely: In a serious and solemn manner
- meow: Cry like a cat
- auntie: A nickname for your aunt
- firstborn: First in order of birth
- overpay: To pay too much for something
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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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