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.)
A2TOEICMorebased on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- Preposition
- Using something as the main idea or foundation.
- Relying on something as evidence or justification.
A1Morecave
US /kev/
UK /keɪv/
- Noun
- Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- Intransitive Verb
- To give in to pressure
A2Moredirt
US /dɚt/
UK /dɜ:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- Loose earth or soil
- A substance, such as mud or dust, that makes something dirty.
- Countable Noun
- A track made of compacted earth or soil.
A2Morefade
US /fed/
UK /feɪd/
- Intransitive Verb
- To cause to lose brightness of color
- To lose strength or freshness
A2TOEICMorefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Morefame
US /fem/
UK /feɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- Widespread reputation, especially of a good kind.
B1TOEICMorefate
US /fet/
UK /feɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
B1Morelane
US /len/
UK /leɪn/
- Noun
- Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- Narrow way or road, often with steep sides
A2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremate
US /met/
UK /meɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- Partner in a (sexual) relationship
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To pair a male and female so they have children
- To join or fit two things together
B1Moreon sale
US /ɑn sel/
UK /ɔn seil/
- Adjective
- Available at a reduced price
- Available to be bought
A2Morepale
US /pel/
UK /peɪl/
- Adjective
- Light in color; unhealthy looking
- Transitive Verb
- To reduce the effect of
A2Morepave
US /pev/
UK /peɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To build a hard even surface for traveling on
B1Morepie
US /paɪ/
UK /paɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
B1TOEICMorered tape
US /rɛd tep/
UK /red teip/
- Uncountable Noun
- Formalities; paperwork; official procedure
- Official routine or procedure perceived as unnecessarily complex and lengthy, hindering progress.
A2Moresake
US /sek/
UK /seɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Japanese rice wine
- Noun
- Interest or benefit of someone or something
A2Moresane
US /sen/
UK /seɪn/
- Adjective
- showing good judgment and understanding
- having a healthy mind and not mentally ill
B2Moreshade
US /ʃed/
UK /ʃeɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of darkness when something blocks the light
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To shelter something from direct light
- To change the truth to deceive or influence
A2Moreshave
US /ʃev/
UK /ʃeɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
A2Moreslate
US /slet/
UK /sleɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly criticize someone usually in public
- To plan for something to occur
- Countable Noun
- List of people attempting to win an election
- Piece of flat rock used for roofing buildings
B2TOEICMorestay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
swim in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a lot of something.
A1Moretale
US /tel/
UK /teɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Story that is not true
- Story about colorful and imaginary events
A2Moretape
US /tep/
UK /teɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To record some sounds using an electric device
- To stick things together using an adhesive strip
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
- Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
A2Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMorevase
US /ves, vez, vɑz/
UK /vɑ:z/
- Countable Noun
- Decorative container, usually for holding flowers
B1Morewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1Morewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
A2TOEICMorewave
US /wev/
UK /weɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Movement of sound, air or energy
- Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause to move side to side or back and forth
A2Morewhale
US /hwel, wel/
UK /weɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- To hunt and catch whales
- Countable Noun
- a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head and looks like a giant fish
B1Morewipe
US /waɪp/
UK /waɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To clean or dry something with a cloth
- To spread a liquid on something
- Noun
- Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
A2Morewipe the slate clean
US /waɪp ðə sleɪt klin/
UK /waɪp ðə sleɪt kli:n/
- other
- To forgive past mistakes and start fresh.
B2More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- on sale: Available at a reduced price
- wipe the slate clean: To forgive past mistakes and start fresh.
- red tape: Formalities; paperwork; official procedure
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- sane: showing good judgment and understanding
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
- tale: Story that is not true
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- dirt: Loose earth or soil
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- fill: To make something full
- cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- slate: To strongly criticize someone usually in public
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- shave: To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- pave: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
- vase: Decorative container, usually for holding flowers
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
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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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