base
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMorebeggar
US /ˈbɛɡɚ/
UK /ˈbegə(r)/
- Noun
- Poor person who asks others for money and food
B1Morechance on
US /tʃæns ɑn/
UK /tʃɑ:ns ɒn/
- other
- To find or discover something unexpectedly.
B2Morecompelling
US /kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/
UK /kəmˈpelɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To force someone to do something
- Adjective
- Making you do, believe something; persuasive
B1Morecompletion
US /kəmˈpliʃən/
UK /kəmˈpli:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Point at which something is finished or achieved
- The state of being whole or complete; the filling of a need.
A2Morecontain
US /kənˈten/
UK /kənˈteɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep something from spreading
- To hold something inside something else
A2Morecurrency
US /ˈkɚrənsi, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Widespread acceptance
- Money system that a country uses
B1Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredisguise
US /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
UK /dɪs'ɡaɪz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
- The act of concealing the identity or true nature of something.
- Transitive Verb
- To change your appearance to not be noticed
- To hide something so it will not be noticed
B1Moredistract
US /dɪˈstrækt/
UK /dɪ'strækt/
- Transitive Verb
- To draw someone's attention away from something
B1TOEICMorefaith
US /feθ/
UK /feɪθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Belief in a god or gods; religion
- Belief that that something is true without proof
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
A2TOEICMorefall apart
US /fɔl əˈpɑrt/
UK /fɔ:l əˈpɑ:t/
- Phrasal Verb
- To suffer a nervous breakdown
- To break into pieces; stop functioning
A1Morefame
US /fem/
UK /feɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- Widespread reputation, especially of a good kind.
B1TOEICMorefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Moregain
US /ɡen/
UK /ɡeɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To increase in something, such as weight
- To get something wanted, needed or valued
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An increase in something, such as weight
A2TOEICMorehave on
US /hæv ɑn/
UK /hæv ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be wearing something.
- To deceive or trick someone, often in a playful way.
A1Moreimpossibly
US /ɪm'pɒsəblɪ/
UK /ɪm'pɒsəblɪ/
- Adverb
- So as not to be possible or acceptable
B1Moreout of reach
US /aʊt ʌv ritʃ/
UK /aut ɔv ri:tʃ/
- Phrase
- Cannot be touched as it is far away
- Adjective
- Too high or far away to be touched or grasped; unattainable.
- Beyond someone's capacity to obtain or achieve; unaffordable.
A2Morepath
US /pæθ, pɑθ/
UK /pɑ:θ/
- Noun
- Method of living leading to a particular result
- Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
A2TOEICMorepathway
US /ˈpæθˌwe, ˈpɑθ-/
UK /ˈpɑ:θweɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A path or way that you can walk
B1Moreplayful
US /ˈplefəl/
UK /'pleɪfl/
- Adjective
- Being fun or wanting to play
A2Morepracticality
US /ˌpræktɪˈkælətɪ/
UK /ˌpræktɪˈkæləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being useful or realistically possible
C1Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorereligion
US /rɪˈlɪdʒən/
UK /rɪˈlɪdʒən/
- Countable Noun
- Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Belief in God or gods that governs people's lives
- A person's particular system of beliefs and worship.
A2Moreridiculous
US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
- Adjective
- Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
A2Morerot
US /rɑ:t/
UK /rɒt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- Uncountable Noun
- The process or state of decaying or rotting.
- Foolish or nonsensical talk or ideas.
B2Morescript
US /skrɪpt/
UK /skrɪpt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- Set of letters or characters of a written language
- Transitive Verb
- To write a text for a movie, play or speech
B1Moresee in
US /si ɪn/
UK /si: in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
A1Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Moresmoke and mirrors
US
UK
- Phrase
A2Moresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestock
US /stɑk/
UK /stɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- Merchandise; goods kept by a business for sale
- Uncountable Noun
- Tasty liquid added to stews, soups etc.
B2TOEICMoreuniverse
US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/
UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All of space that contains planets and stars
- Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
B2Morevaluable
US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/
UK /ˈvæljuəbl/
- Adjective
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
B1TOEICMorewalk through
US /wɔk θru/
UK /wɔ:k θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To show someone carefully how to do something
A1Morewealth
US /wɛlθ/
UK /welθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- have on: To be wearing something.
- fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- smoke and mirrors
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- chance on: To find or discover something unexpectedly.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- compelling: To force someone to do something
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- currency: Widespread acceptance
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- valuable: Being useful or important
- religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- contain: To keep something from spreading
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- leave: To go away from; depart
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- practicality: State of being useful or realistically possible
- pathway: A path or way that you can walk
- completion: Point at which something is finished or achieved
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- playful: Being fun or wanting to play
- beggar: Poor person who asks others for money and food
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- impossibly: So as not to be possible or acceptable
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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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