a few moments
US
UK
- Phrase
- A short period of time
A2Moreaccent
US /ˈækˌsɛnt/
UK /'æksent/
- Transitive Verb
- To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- Noun
- Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
- Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
A2Moreas long as
US /æz lɔŋ æz/
UK /æz lɔŋ æz/
- Conjunction
- For the period that; provided that.
- For the length of time that
- Preposition
- On the condition that; providing that.
- Having the same length as.
A1Moreaudience
US /ˈɔdiəns/
UK /ˈɔ:diəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
A2TOEICMoreaudition
US /ɔˈdɪʃən/
UK /ɔ:ˈdɪʃn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To try out for a part in a play or film
- Noun
- Trial performance to show suitability for a part
B2Morebathroom
US /ˈbæθru:m/
UK /ˈbɑ:θru:m/
- Noun
- Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
B1Morebreak down
US /brek daʊn/
UK /breik daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
A1Morecharacteristic
US /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/
UK /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/
- Adjective
- Typical or distinctive
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A feature or quality belonging typically to a particular person, place, or thing and serving to identify it
A2Morecome for
US /kʌm fɔr/
UK /kʌm fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive to collect someone or something.
- To attack someone.
A1Moreconsist of
US /kənˈsɪst ʌv/
UK /kənˈsist ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
A2Moreconsistent
US /kənˈsɪstənt/
UK /kənˈsɪstənt/
- Adjective
- Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- In agreement; reliable
A2Moredialect
US /ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/
UK /ˈdaɪəlekt/
- Noun
- Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
B2Moreedge
US /ɛdʒ/
UK /edʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An advantage you have over others
- Cutting side of a sharp object
- Transitive Verb
- To cut something to make the blade sharp
- To go around the boundary of something
A2TOEICMoreexact
US /ɪɡˈzækt/
UK /ɪɡ'zækt/
- Adjective
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- Transitive Verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
A2TOEICMorefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Morefinancial
US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/
UK /faɪˈnænʃl/
- Adjective
- Involving money
- Relating to investments.
- Countable Noun
- A person who provides advice on financial matters.
A2TOEICMoreflap
US /flæp/
UK /flæp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something back and forth or up and down
B2Moreflexibility
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
B1TOEICMorefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
generic
US /dʒəˈnɛrɪk/
UK /dʒə'nerɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning a product without a brand name
- Concerning an entire class, category, or group
B2Moreglottal
US /ˈglɑ:tl/
UK /ˈglɒtl/
- Adjective
- Concerning or produced by the vocal cords
C2Morein terms of
US
UK
- Phrase
- With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
A1Morein the way
US /ɪn ði we/
UK /in ðə wei/
- Phrase
- Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- Stored or placed so as to be available or ready when needed.
A1Moreinfluence
US / ˈɪnfluəns/
UK /'ɪnflʊəns/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To affect or change something indirectly
- To persuade someone to do something.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
- A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
A2TOEICMoreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morejust kind of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
A2Morelike hell
US
UK
- Phrase
- Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
- With great speed, force, or intensity.
B2Moremasterclass
US /ˈmæstərklæs/
UK /ˈmɑ:stəklɑ:s/
- Noun
- An example of excellent work
C2Morenorthern
US
UK
- Adjective
- In or toward the north
- Coming from the north.
- Noun
- A person who comes from the north.
- The Aurora Borealis.
B1Morepal
US /pæl/
UK /pæl/
- Countable Noun
- Friend
B1Moreposh
US /pɑ:ʃ/
UK /pɒʃ/
- Adjective
- Seeming expensive; of/typical of the upper class
B2Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMorepronounce
US /prəˈnaʊns/
UK /prə'naʊns/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
B1Morepronunciation
US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/
UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How a word is said; how a word sounds
- The manner in which someone utters a word.
B1Morerhyme
US /raɪm/
UK /raɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- Poem or song using similar-sounding words
B2Morestrategy
US /ˈstrætədʒi/
UK /'strætədʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- Branch of military dealing with command
A2TOEICMorestrength
US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/
UK /streŋθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Condition of being strong
- The quality or state of being physically strong.
A2TOEICMorethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretongue
US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
- Noun
- Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
- Transitive Verb
- To using your mouth to produce musical notes
- To use your mouth to touch something
A2Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moreupper
US /ˈʌpɚ/
UK /ˈʌpə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- Something happy or encouraging
- Adjective
- Located above others of the same kind
- Being the northern part of a region
B1Morevariety
US /vəˈraɪɪti/
UK /və'raɪətɪ/
- Noun
- Particular type of thing or person
- The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
A2TOEICMoreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Morewhoa
US /woʊ/
UK /wəʊ/
- Interjection
- Tell someone to do something more slowly
- An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
C1More
Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- consist of
- in terms of
- a few moments: A short period of time
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- strength: Condition of being strong
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- financial: Involving money
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- characteristic: Typical or distinctive
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- pal: Friend
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
- posh: Seeming expensive; of/typical of the upper class
- upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- northern: In or toward the north
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- glottal: Concerning or produced by the vocal cords
- masterclass: An example of excellent work
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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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