care of
US /kɛr ʌv/
UK /kɛə ɔv/
- Preposition
- Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
A2Morecharity
US /ˈtʃærɪti/
UK /'tʃærətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
- Institution providing help to the needy, the sick
A2Moredime
US /daɪm/
UK /daɪm/
- Countable Noun
- Coin worth 10 US cents
B2Moregesture
US /ˈdʒɛstʃɚ/
UK /'dʒestʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
- Something you do to express gratitude, regret etc.
- Intransitive Verb
- To move your body to convey a message e.g. wave
A2Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Moreout of the blue
US
UK
- Phrase
- Unexpectedly; without warning
- Idiom
- Unexpectedly; without warning.
A1Morepawn
US /pɔn/
UK /pɔ:n/
- Noun
- Person used to advance the purposes of another
C1Morereasonable
US /ˈrizənəbəl/
UK /ˈri:znəbl/
- Adjective
- Being somewhat good, but not great
- Fair and sensible; appropriate
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
- gesture: Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
- great: Very good; better than before
- dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- price: Person's name
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- pawn: Person used to advance the purposes of another
- love: Person's name
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
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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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