ass
US /æs/
UK /æs/
- Noun
- (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
C2Moreass out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To eject someone forcibly from a place.
attack
US /əˈtæk/
UK /ə'tæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- Noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
A2Morebastard
US /ˈbæstəd/
UK /'bɑ:stəd/
- Noun
- Someone whose parents were not married
- Person considered mean or deserving contempt
C2Morecalm down
US /kɑm daʊn/
UK /kɑ:m daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make or become relaxed after being stressed
A2Morecop
US /kɑp/
UK /kɒp/
- Noun
- Slang for police officer
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
B2Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinsurance
US /ɪnˈʃʊrəns/
UK /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
A2TOEICMorekidnap
US /ˈkɪdˌnæp/
UK /'kɪdnæp/
- Transitive Verb
- To take someone and demand money to return them
B1Morelock
US /lɑ:k/
UK /lɒk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
- Countable Noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
A2TOEICMorepull over
US /pʊl ˈovɚ/
UK /pul ˈəuvə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To bring a vehicle to a stop by side of the road
A1Morepulse
US /pʌls/
UK /pʌls/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular beating of a heart
- A single vibration or short burst of sound, light, electricity, or other energy.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To beat in a rhythm
- To emit or produce in pulses.
B1Morerip
US /rɪp/
UK /rɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
- (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
B1Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut up
US /ʃʌt ʌp/
UK /ʃʌt ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close something, e.g. a shop
- To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
- Interjection
- An expression of disbelief or surprise
A2Moreton
US /tʌn/
UK /tʌn/
- Noun
- Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
A2Moretruck
US /trʌk/
UK /trʌk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- Large vehicle suitable for transporting things
- Transitive Verb
- To transport something on a lorry, van
A2Moretundra
US /ˈtʌndrə/
UK /ˈtʌndrə/
- Noun
- Flat frozen region that has no trees
B2Moreweigh
US /weɪ/
UK /weɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance things against each other
- To consider something carefully to form an opinion
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- ass out: To eject someone forcibly from a place.
- going on: To continue doing something
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- pull over: To bring a vehicle to a stop by side of the road
- have to: Must do
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- shut: To stop being open for business
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- pulse: Regular beating of a heart
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- weigh: To balance things against each other
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- bastard: Someone whose parents were not married
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- cop: Slang for police officer
- tundra: Flat frozen region that has no trees
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
- stop: To block or close something
- hospital: Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
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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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