abuse
US /əˈbjuz/
UK /ə'bju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
- Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
A2TOEICMoreaccuse
US /əˈkjuz/
UK /ə'kju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To claim that someone has done something wrong
A2Morebatch
US /bætʃ/
UK /bætʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Amount of something that is produced at one time
- A group of things made or done together
- Transitive Verb
- To combine or arrange together into a group
B2Morebill
US /bɪl/
UK /bɪl/
- Noun
- Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- Sign or poster advertising something
- Transitive Verb
- To request payment by handing over an invoice
A2TOEICMorecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morecomparatively
US /kəmˈpærətɪvlɪ/
UK /kəmˈpærətɪvli/
- Adverb
- When you compare it to something else
B1Moreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
A2Morecontent
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/
UK /'kɒntent/
- Adjective
- Being happy or satisfied
- In a state of peaceful happiness.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
- The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
A2Moredeadline
US /ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/
UK /ˈdedlaɪn/
- Noun
- A date or time before which something must be done
B1TOEICMoredeny
US /dɪˈnaɪ/
UK /dɪ'naɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
A2TOEICMoredesperately
US /ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ/
UK /'despərətlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- In a way that shows despair.
A2Moredrawer
US /ˈdrɔɚ/
UK /drɔ:(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
- An undergarment covering the lower part of the body and having two holes for the legs.
B1Morefemale
US / ˈfiˌmel/
UK /'fi:meɪl/
- Adjective
- Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
- Noun
- A woman or girl.
- A female animal.
A2Moreindication
US /ˌɪndɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun
- Something showing something exists or will happen
A2TOEICMorejustice
US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
UK /'dʒʌstɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- Countable Noun
- Person in a court who judges criminal cases
A2Morelay
US /le/
UK /leɪ/
- Adjective
- Amateur; not being a trained priest
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bet on a game outcome
- (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
A2Morenaked
US /ˈnekɪd/
UK /ˈneɪkɪd/
- Adjective
- Not wearing any clothes; without covering
B1Morepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMoreprofile
US /ˈproˌfaɪl/
UK /'prəʊfaɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To write a short description of a person or group
- To write or create a profile of someone or something.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A short description of a person or group
- Shape of someone's head when viewed from the side
B1Morerecover
US /rɪ'kʌvər/
UK /rɪ'kʌvə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
A2TOEICMorerelease
US /rɪ'li:s/
UK /rɪ'li:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- Noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
A2TOEICMoresocialize
US /ˈsoʃəˌlaɪz/
UK /'səʊʃəlaɪz/
- Intransitive Verb
- To spend time with people; go out and make friends
- To spend time with people; go out and make friends
- Transitive Verb
- To teach people acceptable cultural behaviors
- To organize or control (something) according to socialist principles.
B2Morestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMoresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1More
Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
- indication: Something showing something exists or will happen
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- picture: General situation or state of being
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- name: What something or someone is called
- comparatively: When you compare it to something else
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- desk: Piece of furniture like a table often with drawers
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- photo: Short for photograph; a picture taken by a camera
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
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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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