activist
US /ˈæktəvɪst/
UK /ˈæktɪvɪst/
- Noun
- A person who tries to change a government, society
B1Moreauthor
US /ˈɔθɚ/
UK /'ɔ:θə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To write book or articles
B1Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morebrave
US /brev/
UK /breɪv/
- Countable Noun
- (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- Adjective
- Not letting fear or danger stop you acting
A2Morebridge
US /brɪdʒ/
UK /brɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- Transitive Verb
- To make a link between; bring together
A2Morecode
US /kod/
UK /kəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To express information in a series of numbers
- To write a secret message using secret symbols
- Noun
- A password made of a set of letters or numbers
- Set of rules for behavior
A2Morecombo
US /ˈkɑːmboʊ/
UK /ˈkɒmbəʊ/
- Noun
- A small number of things that are combined or used together.
B1Morecommentator
US /ˈkɑmənˌtetɚ/
UK /ˈkɒmənteɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Professional who discusses a particular subject
- A person who comments on events or on a text.
B2Morecrisis
US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
UK /'kraɪsɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- A turning point in a disease.
B1Moredelivery
US /dɪˈlɪvəri, -ˈlɪvri/
UK /dɪˈlɪvəri/
- Noun
- Way someone acts when speaking publicly
- Act of taking something to a person or place
A2TOEICMoredown with
US /daʊn wɪð/
UK /daun wið/
- Adjective
- Suffering from an illness.
- Agreeable to; in favor of.
- Interjection
- An expression of opposition to something.
A1Moreengage
US /ɪn'gedʒ/
UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To start to fight with an enemy
- To hire someone for a task or job
A2TOEICMoreever since
US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/
UK /ˈevə sins/
- Adverb
- Continuously from a past time until now.
- Conjunction
- From the time that; because.
B2Morefilmmaker
US /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/
UK /'fɪlmˌmeɪkə/
- Noun
- Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
C2Morefirecracker
US /ˈfaɪərkrækə(r)/
UK /ˈfaɪəkrækə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Firework making a sharp loud bang
C2Moreflat
US /flæt/
UK /flæt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- The smooth or level part of something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share an apartment with someone
- To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
A2Moremonarchy
US /ˈmɑnəki, -ˌɑr-/
UK /'mɒnəkɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
- A form of government with a monarch at the head.
B2Moremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Moremovement
US /ˈmuvmənt/
UK /ˈmu:vmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
A2Moremurder
US /ˈmɚdɚ/
UK /'mɜ:də(r)/
- Noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- Transitive Verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
A2Morenational
US /ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl/
UK /'næʃnəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning a nation as a whole
- Countable Noun
- A person of a particular country
A2Moreon the flat
US /ɑn ðə ˈflæt/
UK /ɒn ðə ˈflæt/
- other
- Located on a level, even, or smooth surface.
C2Morepolitical
US /pəˈlɪtɪkəl/
UK /pəˈlɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Being active or interested in government matters
- Diplomatic
A2Moreporn
US /pɔrn/
UK /pɔ:n/
- Uncountable Noun
- Short for pornography
B2Moreprove
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.
A2TOEICMoresatanic
US /səˈtænɪk, se-/
UK /səˈtænɪk/
- Adjective
- Extremely evil or cruel
C1Moreset up
US /sɛt ʌp/
UK /set ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make arrangements for something; establish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrange or prepare something for use.
- To start a business, organization, etc.
A1Moreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moresight
US /saɪt/
UK /saɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- To see something rare or unusual
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Things or people that one can see
- Range or distance that someone can see
A2TOEICMoresoda
US /ˈsoʊdə/
UK /ˈsəʊdə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet bubbly flavored drink
B2Moresplinter
US /ˈsplɪntɚ/
UK /ˈsplɪntə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To split a large group into smaller groups
- To become broken off into small, thin pieces
- Countable Noun
- Thin piece that is broken off something
B2Moresurgery
US /ˈsɚdʒəri/
UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medical operation involving cutting into body
- A doctor's office; health clinic
B1Moretaco
US /ˈtɑ:koʊ/
UK /ˈtækəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
B2Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Morevisionary
US /ˈvɪʒəneri/
UK /ˈvɪʒənri/
- Adjective
- Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
- Countable Noun
- A person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like.
B1Morewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1Morewhistleblower
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- One revealing something they think antisocial
B1More
Vocabulary
- on the flat: Located on a level, even, or smooth surface.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- set up
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- blow: To move something using air
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
- brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- porn: Short for pornography
- visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
- truth: Real facts about something
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- code: To express information in a series of numbers
- activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
- bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- combo: A small number of things that are combined or used together.
- splinter: To split a large group into smaller groups
- taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
- filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
- whistleblower: One revealing something they think antisocial
- commentator: Professional who discusses a particular subject
- soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
- satanic: Extremely evil or cruel
- firecracker: Firework making a sharp loud bang
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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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