agonizing
US /ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/
UK /ˈægənaɪzɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To suffer painfully over something; be in agony
B2Morebring back
US /brɪŋ bæk/
UK /briŋ bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To cause to remember
- To return something
A1Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moreduty
US /ˈduti, ˈdju-/
UK /'dju:tɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Work required by your job or position
- A tax (on imported goods)
A2TOEICMoreera
US /'ɪrə/
UK /'ɪərə/
- Noun
- Period characterized by particular events, people
- A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
B1Moreexile
US /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl, ˈɛkˌsaɪl/
UK /'eksaɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being forced to leave your country
- Transitive Verb
- One forced to leave their home and live elsewhere
B2Morefirstborn
US /ˈfɜ:rstbɔ:rn/
UK /ˈfɜ:stbɔ:n/
- Adjective
- First in order of birth
C2Moregladly
US /ˈɡlædlɪ/
UK /ˈglædli/
- Adverb
- In a willing manner
A2Morehumiliation
US /hjuˌmɪliˈeʃən/
UK /hju:ˌmɪlɪ'eɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Loss of self-respect or status
B2Morein order to
US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/
UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/
- Preposition
- For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- Phrase
- In a specific sequence or arrangement.
- With the aim of; for the purpose of.
C1Morelord
US /lɔrd/
UK /lɔ:d/
- Noun
- (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- Man with power and authority; a nobleman
- Intransitive Verb
- To act as though you can tell people what to do
A2Morenether
US /ˈnɛðɚ/
UK /ˈneðə(r)/
- Noun
- Located below or beneath something else
B2Moreprincess
US /ˈprɪnsɪs, -ˌsɛs, prɪnˈsɛs/
UK /ˌprɪnˈses/
- Countable Noun
- Daughter of a king and queen
A2Moreram
US /ræm/
UK /ræm/
- Noun
- Heavy device used to break through a door by force
- Male sheep
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something hard with another object
- To push something forcefully into place
B1Moresacrifice
US /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/
UK /'sækrɪfaɪs/
- Noun
- Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- Person/animal killed to please a god
- Transitive Verb
- To kill an animal or human to please a god
- To give up your life for others, for a cause etc.
B1Moresevere
US /səˈvɪr/
UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Very bad; harsh
- (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
A2TOEICMorethreat
US /θrɛt/
UK /θret/
- Noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
A2TOEICMoreultimate
US /ˈʌltəmɪt/
UK /ˈʌltɪmət/
- Adjective
- Basic; original; most significant
- Being the greatest example of something
- Noun
- A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
- The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
A2Moreuniverse
US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/
UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All of space that contains planets and stars
- Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
B2Moreuphold
US /ʌpˈhold/
UK /ʌp'həʊld/
- Transitive Verb
- To support to keep it being used as it should
- To maintain an argument in spite of opposition
B2Morewedding
US /ˈwɛdɪŋ/
UK /ˈwedɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine and join two things together as one
- Noun
- A marriage of two people
A2Morewelfare
US /ˈwelfer/
UK /ˈwelfeə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
B1Morewitness
US /ˈwɪtnɪs/
UK /'wɪtnəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To see the signing of an official document
- To see an event take place (usually a crime)
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who was present to see an event take place
- Evidence or proof of something
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- bring back: To cause to remember
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- era: Period characterized by particular events, people
- humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- exile: State of being forced to leave your country
- duty: Work required by your job or position
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- intertwine: To wind together; to cause to be wound together
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- avatar: An online character that represents who you are
- agonizing: To suffer painfully over something; be in agony
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- princess: Daughter of a king and queen
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- ram: Heavy device used to break through a door by force
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- gladly: In a willing manner
- nether: Located below or beneath something else
- firstborn: First in order of birth
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/08/07Get ready for an epic adventure with the Ramayana English Dub Trailer! You'll hear powerful declarations like "The heavens, the earth, and the nether worlds shall have one ultimate ruler" and witness dramatic moments of duty and sacrifice. This is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in a classic story and pick up some dramatic vocabulary!
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