astonish
US /əˈstɑnɪʃ/
UK /ə'stɒnɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel great wonder or surprise
A2Moreestablish
US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To set or create something to last for a long time
- To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
A2TOEICMorefurnish
US /ˈfɚnɪʃ/
UK /'fɜ:nɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To provide a place with furniture and equipment
- To supply items that are needed
B1TOEICMorepunish
US /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
UK /'pʌnɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
- To treat something or someone roughly
A2Moresmash
US /smæʃ/
UK /smæʃ/
- Noun
- Accident involving vehicles
- Sound when something breaks into pieces loudly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break into pieces
- To defeat someone completely
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Vocabulary
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- furnish: To provide a place with furniture and equipment
- astonish: To cause someone to feel great wonder or surprise
- wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
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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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