affordable
US /əˈfɔrdəbəl, əˈfor-/
UK /ə'fɔ:dəbl/
- Adjective
- Cheap enough that it can be paid for
- Relatively inexpensive housing, especially for those with low or moderate incomes.
A2Moreamuse
US /əˈmjuz/
UK /ə'mju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone laugh by entertaining them
B2Morebehold
US /bɪˈhoʊld/
UK /bɪˈhəʊld/
- Transitive Verb
- To look at
B2Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morebroad
US /brɔd/
UK /brɔ:d/
- Adjective
- General; not detailed
- Wide; from the shorter two sides to the other
A2Moreclaim
US /klem/
UK /kleɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- To say that something is true, often without proof.
- A statement that something is true.
- Transitive Verb
- To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
- To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
A2Morecurious
US /ˈkjʊriəs/
UK /ˈkjʊəriəs/
- Adjective
- Wanting to know more about something
- Attracting interest by being strange or unusual
A2Moredamn
US /dæm/
UK /dæm/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- To threaten with everlasting punishment
- Interjection
- A mild swear word used to express annoyance
B2Moredeity
US /ˈdiɪti/
UK /ˈdeɪəti/
- Noun
- A god or goddess
- A divine being; a supernatural being considered divine or sacred.
C1Morediscover
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).
A2TOEICMoreexistence
US /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/
UK /ɪɡ'zɪstəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being present, alive or real
- A way of living; the manner in which someone lives.
A2TOEICMorefamiliar
US /fəˈmɪljɚ/
UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/
- Adjective
- Well-known or easily recognized
- Having a good knowledge of something.
- Noun
- A close friend or associate.
- (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
A2TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Moreget a grip
US /ɡɛt e ɡrɪp/
UK /ɡet ə ɡrip/
- Idiom
- To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
A1Moregrip
US /ɡrɪp/
UK /ɡrɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hold someone's interest
- To hold something in your hand very firmly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong understanding of an idea
- Control over something or someone
A2Moreliterary
US /ˈlɪtəreri/
UK /ˈlɪtərəri/
- Adjective
- Concerning writers or the profession of writing
B1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremanuscript
US /ˈmænjəˌskrɪpt/
UK /ˈmænjuskrɪpt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Original piece of writing before it is published
B2Morememory
US /ˈmɛməri/
UK /'memərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability of the mind to call back past things
- Space for the storage of information on a computer
A2Moreof all time
US /ʌv ɔl taɪm/
UK /ɔv ɔ:l taim/
- Adjective
- The best or most significant in history.
- Phrase
- Ever; in all of history.
A1Moreoriginal
US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/
UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/
- Adjective
- Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- Being unique or thinking differently from others
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
- A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
A2TOEICMorepersonal
US /ˈpɚsənəl/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/
- Adjective
- Done by or to a particular person; individual
- Concerning a person's private life or feelings
A2Morepussycat
US /ˈpʊsiˌkæt/
UK /ˈpʊsikæt/
- Noun
- Someone who is easygoing and agreeable
C2Moreremind
US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
UK /rɪ'maɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2TOEICMorerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMoresavior
US /'seɪvjə/
UK /'seɪvjə/
- Noun
- Person who saves someone or something from danger
B2Moresin
US /sɪn/
UK /sɪn/
- Noun
- Act that breaks a religious law
- Intransitive Verb
- To do something that breaks a religious law
B1Moretime flies
US /taɪm flaɪz/
UK /taim flaɪz/
- Idiom
- Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
A1Moreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1Moretrail
US /trel/
UK /treɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- Rough path, as through a forest or field
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To follow behind someone
- To be losing to a competitor
B1TOEICMoretreasure
US /ˈtrɛʒɚ/
UK /'treʒə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- Someone or something that is worth a lot
- Transitive Verb
- To value something you keep very much
- To take great care of because you love/value it
A2TOEICMorewisp
US /wɪsp/
UK /wɪsp/
- Countable Noun
- Thin light bit of something, e.g. a cloud or hair
C1More
Vocabulary
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- time flies: Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- leave: To go away from; depart
- treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- broad: General; not detailed
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- great: Very good; better than before
- memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- deity: A god or goddess
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- sin: Act that breaks a religious law
- behold: To look at
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- live: To be alive
- manuscript: Original piece of writing before it is published
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
- amuse: To make someone laugh by entertaining them
- savior: Person who saves someone or something from danger
- wisp: Thin light bit of something, e.g. a cloud or hair
- pussycat: Someone who is easygoing and agreeable
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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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