annex
US /əˈnɛks, ˈænˌɛks/
UK /əˈneks/
- Countable Noun
- An extension to a main building
- Transitive Verb
- To take land from others to own or control it
B2Morebaby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Morebride
US /braɪd/
UK /braɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Woman who is, or who will get married soon
B1Moredieting
US /'daɪətɪŋ/
UK /'daɪətɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of trying to reduce weight or improve health
A2Morefit
US /fɪt/
UK /fɪt/
- Adjective
- Good looking; physically attractive
- Having good physical health and strength
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To install a machine, equipment etc.
- To adjust or change to the right size or shape
A2Morefit into
US /fɪt ˈɪntu/
UK /fit ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be small enough to go inside something.
- To feel like you belong to a group.
A2Moregown
US /ɡaʊn/
UK /ɡaʊn/
- Countable Noun
- Long loose clothing worn over other clothes
B1Moreinform
US /ɪnˈfɔ:rm/
UK /ɪnˈfɔ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To give information or facts about something
- To give an essential or formative principle or quality to.
A2TOEICMorejerky
US /ˈdʒə:ki/
UK /'dʒɜ:kɪ/
- Adjective
- Lacking steadiness or smoothness
C2Moreleisure
US /ˈli:ʒər/
UK /ˈleʒə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- Activities done for enjoyment during one's free time.
- Adjective
- Relating to or used for relaxation and enjoyment.
B1TOEICMoremid
US /mɪd/
UK /mɪd/
- Adjective
- At (or near) the middle point
B2Morenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Morepageant
US /ˈpædʒənt/
UK /'pædʒənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Rich and spectacular ceremony
- A public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene.
B2Moreparcel
US /ˈpɑrsəl/
UK /'pɑ:sl/
- Countable Noun
- A package or box wrapped in paper sent in the mail
- One section of a large divided piece of land
B1Morepastry
US /ˈpestri/
UK /ˈpeɪstri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
- A food item made of flour, fat, and water, often filled with sweet or savory ingredients and baked.
B2Morepractical
US /ˈpræktɪkəl/
UK /ˈpræktɪkl/
- Adjective
- Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- Relating to experience, action, or practice; not theoretical or ideal.
- Noun
- A practical exam or lesson.
- A person concerned chiefly with the practice of something; a person with practical skills.
A2TOEICMoresake
US /sek/
UK /seɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Japanese rice wine
- Noun
- Interest or benefit of someone or something
A2Moresocialize
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.
B2Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Morestick with
US /stɪk wɪð/
UK /stik wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- To continue doing or using something; to persevere.
A1Moresugar
US /ˈʃʊɡɚ/
UK /ˈʃʊgə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
- Countable Noun
- Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
A2Moreswallow
US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/
UK /'swɒləʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To believe (something that is not true)
- To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
- Countable Noun
- Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
A2Moretiny
US /ˈtaɪni/
UK /'taɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- Very, very small
A2Moreto hand
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
- To offer assistance or help.
A1Moretongue
US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
- Noun
- Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
- Transitive Verb
- To using your mouth to produce musical notes
- To use your mouth to touch something
A2Moreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewedding
US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/
UK /ˈwedɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine and join two things together as one
- Noun
- A marriage of two people
A2Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Moreweirdo
US /ˈwɪrdoʊ/
UK /ˈwɪədəʊ/
- Noun
- Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
B1More
Vocabulary
- fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
- next to: Being located along side another
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- tiny: Very, very small
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- weirdo: Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- great: Very good; better than before
- bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
- gown: Long loose clothing worn over other clothes
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
- inform: To give information or facts about something
- parcel: A package or box wrapped in paper sent in the mail
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- special: Being additional or extra
- socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- pageant: Rich and spectacular ceremony
- jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
- annex: An extension to a main building
- fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
- joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- dieting: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
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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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