alike
US /əˈlaɪk/
UK /əˈlaɪk/
- Adverb
- Equally; applied equally to several people/things
- Adjective
- Similar in appearance, manner or form
A2Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMorebet
US /bet/
UK /bet/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- Used to express certainty or confidence
- Countable Noun
- Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
A2Morebutter
US /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/
UK /ˈbʌt.ə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- Transitive Verb
- To spread butter on bread
A2Morefirm
US /fɚm/
UK /fɜ:m/
- Countable Noun
- Company that sells goods or services
- Adjective
- Fairly hard or solid, not soft
- Unchanging and strong
A2TOEICMoregrip
US /ɡrɪp/
UK /ɡrɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hold someone's interest
- To hold something in your hand very firmly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong understanding of an idea
- Control over something or someone
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moremention
US /ˈmɛnʃən/
UK /'menʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- A formal acknowledgement of something
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- alive: Living; not dead
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- alike: Equally; applied equally to several people/things
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
- butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- yucky: (Informal) unpleasant, distasteful
- enjoy: To take pleasure in something
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- tooth: A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- big: Popular
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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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