agent
US /ˈedʒənt/
UK /'eɪdʒənt/
- Noun
- Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- Person who represents or decides for others
A2TOEICMoreassume
US /əˈsum/
UK /ə'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a false manner to mislead others
- To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
A2TOEICMoreavid
US /ˈævɪd/
UK /'ævɪd/
- Adjective
- Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
B2TOEICMoreawake
US /əˈwek/
UK /əˈweɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
- Adjective
- Not asleep; up; alert
A2Morebehavioral
US /bɪ'heɪvjərəl/
UK /bɪ'heɪvjərəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the way people act
A2Moredelight
US /dɪˈlaɪt/
UK /dɪ'laɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong feeling of great pleasure
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone pleasure or joy
B1Morediscover
US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/
UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To find something new that was not known before
- To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
A2TOEICMoredisorder
US /dɪsˈɔrdɚ/
UK /dɪs'ɔ:də(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of confusion or a lack of organization
- Illness when the body is not functioning well
- Transitive Verb
- To disrupt the order or arrangement of something.
B2Moreempathy
US /ˈɛmpəθi/
UK /ˈempəθi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, especially when those feelings are negative or painful
B2TOEICMorefan
US /fæn/
UK /fæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- To use a device to cool yourself, something
- Countable Noun
- Thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
- Someone who admires a famous person, sport etc.
A2Moreforbid
US /fərˈbɪd/
UK /fəˈbɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To order someone not to do something
B1Morefriendly
US /ˈfrɛndli/
UK /ˈfrendli/
- Adjective
- Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
- Easy to use or understand
- Noun
- Game played not in a competition
A2Morehook
US /hʊk/
UK /hʊk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- The start of a story which catches your interest
- Transitive Verb
- To make a bent or curved shape
- To catch your interest completely
B1Moreother than
US
UK
- Preposition
- Except for; apart from.
- Conjunction
- Different from.
A1Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Morepattern
US /ˈpætən/
UK /'pætn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Transitive Verb
- To copy the way something else is made
- To decorate with a pattern.
A2TOEICMorepersonality
US /ˌpɚsəˈnælɪti/
UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- Person who is famous; celebrity
A2Moreprey
US /pre/
UK /preɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The victim of another person's aggression
- The victim of another person's aggression
B1Moreprofile
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
B1Morepsychological
US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the study of the mind
- Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
A2Morepure
US /pjʊr/
UK /pjʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not mixed with anything else
- Being morally good
A2Morereconstruct
US /ˌrikənˈstrʌkt/
UK /ˌri:kənˈstrʌkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To rebuild something after it has been destroyed
- To determine exactly how something happened
B1Morerefer
US /rɪˈfɚ/
UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk about or write about something
- To give information about something
A2TOEICMoreripper
US /'rɪpər/
UK /ˈrɪpə(r)/
- Noun
- Murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
B2Morescience
US /ˈsaɪəns/
UK /'saɪəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
A2TOEICMoretherapy
US /ˈθɛrəpi/
UK /'θerəpɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Treatment to help cure an illness
- Psychological counseling to help resolve personal or emotional problems.
B2Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Moreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMoreunit
US /ˈjunɪt/
UK /ˈju:nɪt/
- Countable Noun
- One apartment in a building
- Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- avid: Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- point: An item to be discussed
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- behavioral: Concerning the way people act
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- forbid: To order someone not to do something
- truth: Real facts about something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- unit: One apartment in a building
- fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
- reconstruct: To rebuild something after it has been destroyed
- ripper: Murderer who slashes the victims with a knife
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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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