against time
US /əˈɡenst taɪm/
UK /əˈɡenst taim/
- Phrase
- Working under pressure to meet a deadline; in a race to finish something quickly.
beast
US /bist/
UK /bi:st/
- Noun
- Ugly or terrifying animal
B1Morebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMoreflock
US /flɑ:k/
UK /flɒk/
- Countable Noun
- Group of animals or birds that live together
- Group of people who gather or travel together
- Intransitive Verb
- To gather together or move as a group
B2Morefrightful
US /ˈfraɪtfəl/
UK /ˈfraɪtfl/
- Adjective
- Dreadful; awful; very bad
B2Morefur
US /fɚ/
UK /fɜ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hairy coat of an animal
- Clothing item made with animal fur
- Transitive Verb
- To apply strips of wood or metal to a wall or ceiling to create a level surface.
B1Morelegend
US /ˈlɛdʒənd/
UK /'ledʒənd/
- Noun
- List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- Person famous for doing something very well
B1Moremossy
US /ˈmɔ:si/
UK /ˈmɒsi/
- Adjective
- Overgrown with moss
B2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Morerace
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
A2Moresheep
US /ʃip/
UK /ʃi:p/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
- Noun
- Person who behaves as others do, without thinking
B1Moreshell
US /ʃɛl/
UK /ʃel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- Hard metal container containing a bullet
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the outer covering of peas, nuts etc.
- To fire shells (weapons) at
B1Moreshock
US /ʃɑ:k/
UK /ʃɒk/
- Noun
- The passage of an electricity through the body
- Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
- Transitive Verb
- To affect someone with an electrical current
- To cause great surprise, horror, or anger
A2Morewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1Morewoolly
US /ˈwʊli/
UK /'wʊlɪ/
- Adverb
- Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
- Adjective
- Having a fluffy character or appearance
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Vocabulary
- on to: Toward something; forward
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- against time: Working under pressure to meet a deadline; in a race to finish something quickly.
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- leave: To go away from; depart
- flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- fur: Hairy coat of an animal
- legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- late: At a time after the expected time
- harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- woolly: Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
- sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
- movie: Motion picture; film
- chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
- frightful: Dreadful; awful; very bad
- mossy: Overgrown with moss
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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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