acute
US /əˈkjut/
UK /əˈkju:t/
- Adjective
- (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- Strong; very serious or severe
B1Moreadjust
US /əˈdʒʌst/
UK /əˈdʒʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change; to attain a desired state or function
- To change so as to fit in with new conditions
A2TOEICMoreadminister
US /ædˈmɪnɪstɚ/
UK /əd'mɪnɪstə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give e.g. medicine to a patient
- To manage or have responsibility for something
B2TOEICMoreadmission
US /ædˈmɪʃən/
UK /ədˈmɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of allowing someone to enter
- Taking responsibility for an error or mistake
B1TOEICMoreagitate
US /ˈædʒɪˌtet/
UK /'ædʒɪteɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To disturb or excite emotionally
- To shake something to mix the contents
B2Moreagitation
US /ˌædʒɪˈteʃən/
UK /ˌædʒɪˈteɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
B2Morealert
US /əˈlɚt/
UK /ə'lɜ:t/
- Adjective
- Being aware and able to respond quickly
- Transitive Verb
- To warn someone so they can respond to it
B1TOEICMoreassessment
US /əˈsɛsmənt/
UK /əˈsesmənt/
- Noun
- Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
B1TOEICMorebackground
US /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/
UK /ˈbækgraʊnd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Images, color, or information behind the main one
- Someone's personal work and educational history
- Adjective
- Done or existing in a less noticeable or important way
- Hidden or not easily seen
A2TOEICMorebenefit
US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/
UK /'benɪfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a good effect or be helpful
- To receive an advantage; to be helped
A2TOEICMorebravo
US /ˌbrɑ:ˈvoʊ/
UK /ˌbrɑ:ˈvəʊ/
- Interjection
- Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
C1Morecurrent
US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
- Adjective
- Happening or being in the present time
- In general use or accepted by most people.
A2Moredose
US /doʊs/
UK /dəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- Transitive Verb
- To give a certain amount of something to someone
B1Moredrug
US /drʌɡ/
UK /drʌɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- Chemical used as a medicine
- Transitive Verb
- To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
A2Moreefficient
US /ɪˈfɪʃənt/
UK /ɪˈfɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Able to produce results without waste
- Capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (of time, energy, or other resources).
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.
A2TOEICMorehooker
US /ˈhʊkɚ/
UK /'hʊkə(r)/
- Noun
- Slang name for a prostitute
B2Morein the meantime
US /ɪn ði ˈminˌtaɪm/
UK /in ðə ˈmi:ntaim/
- Phrase
- During the time between two events; meanwhile.
A1Moreincreasingly
US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/
UK /ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli/
- Adverb
- More and more; in greater degree or amount
A2Moreinjury
US /ˈɪndʒəri/
UK /'ɪndʒərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or emotional harm or damage
- An unjust or unfair action or event.
A2TOEICMoremedication
US /ˌmɛdɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
B2Moremg
US
UK
- Noun
- One thousandth (1/1000) of a gram
B2Moreobserve
US /əbˈzɜ:rv/
UK /əbˈzɜ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- To obey or follow laws, rules, or customs
A2TOEICMorerecommend
US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/
UK /ˌrekə'mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or suggest that someone do something
- To endorse or support something publicly.
A2TOEICMorerestless
US /ˈrɛstlɪs/
UK /ˈrestləs/
- Adjective
- Worried and uneasy; ceaselessly in motion
B1Moresustain
US /səˈsten/
UK /sə'steɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To lengthen or continue to do something
- To support or maintain someone or something
B2TOEICMoretransition
US /trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ-/
UK /trænˈzɪʃn/
- Noun
- Change from one state, movement, place to another
- Intransitive Verb
- To change state, movement, place, or subject
B1Moretraumatic
US /traʊˈmætɪk/
UK /trɔ:ˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- Causing an injury
B2More
Vocabulary
- in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
- admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
- acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
- restless: Worried and uneasy; ceaselessly in motion
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- person: Man, woman or child
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- agitate: To disturb or excite emotionally
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- agitation: Mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- call: A order or request for action
- enter: To start a career or an education
- bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
- hooker: Slang name for a prostitute
- mg: One thousandth (1/1000) of a gram
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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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