civilian
US /sɪˈvɪljən/
UK /sə'vɪlɪən/
- Countable Noun
- Ordinary person who is not in the army
- Adjective
- Relating to civilians; not military.
B2Moredestination
US /ˌdɛstəˈneʃən/
UK /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/
- Noun
- The place you are traveling to
- A place regarded as worth visiting or traveling to.
B1TOEICMoreillegal
US /ɪˈliɡəl/
UK /ɪ'li:ɡl/
- Adjective
- Not allowed by the laws or rules
- Prohibited by law; illicit.
A2Morejustice
US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
UK /'dʒʌstɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- Countable Noun
- Person in a court who judges criminal cases
A2Moreloss
US /lɔ:s/
UK /lɒs/
- Noun
- Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
A2TOEICMorepeace
US /pis/
UK /pi:s/
- Uncountable Noun
- Calm and quiet state
- Time when there is no war or fighting
A2TOEICMoreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMorerace
US /res/
UK /reɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- Intransitive Verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
A2Morerise up
US /raɪz ʌp/
UK /raiz ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To attempt to defeat government or ruler
A1Moreslash
US /slæʃ/
UK /slæʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line ( / ) used in writing
- Long, deep cut, caused by a sharp object
- Transitive Verb
- To cut violently with a sharp object
- To decrease something by a large amount
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
- civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- live: To be alive
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- peace: Calm and quiet state
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- scare: To become frightened
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- small: Little in size; not big
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
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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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