athletic
US /æθˈlɛtɪk/
UK /æθˈletɪk/
- Adjective
- Fit and strong; physically capable
B1Moredirector
US /dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ-/
UK /də'rektə(r)/
- Noun
- Senior person who manages part of an organization
- Person who controls the acting in a movie or play
A2TOEICMoreforce in
US /fɔrs ɪn/
UK /fɔ:rs ɪn/
- other
- To enter a place by applying physical force.
B2Moregoddamn
US /ˈɡɑdˈdæm/
UK /'gɒd'dæm/
- Adjective
- Very bad; terrible
C2Moregym
US /dʒɪm/
UK /dʒɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical education taught as a class in school
- Building used for physical activities or sports
C2Morehold onto
US /hold ˈɑnˌtu/
UK /həuld ˈɔntu/
- Phrasal Verb
- To grasp or grip something tightly.
- To keep or retain possession of something.
A1Morein vain
US /ɪn ven/
UK /in vein/
- Phrase
- Without success or result; futilely.
C1Moremurder
US /ˈmɚdɚ/
UK /'mɜ:də(r)/
- Noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- Transitive Verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
A2Moreowe
US /o/
UK /əʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- To credit someone or thing for making it possible
A2TOEICMorepowerful
US /ˈpaʊəfəl/
UK /ˈpauəful/
- Adjective
- Having control or influence over
- Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
A2TOEICMorerope
US /rop/
UK /rəʊp/
- Countable Noun
- A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- Transitive Verb
- To tie/attach animals, etc. together using a rope
- To enclose or cordon off an area with a rope.
B1Moresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMoresquare
US /skwɛr/
UK /skweə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- The result of multiplying Length by the width
- Adjective
- Being fair or honest
- Multiply a number by itself e.g. 2x2 or 6x6
A2TOEICMoretake the fall
US /tek ði fɔl/
UK /teik ðə fɔ:l/
- Idiom
- To accept blame or punishment for something, especially in order to protect someone else.
A1Moreuniverse
US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/
UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All of space that contains planets and stars
- Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
B2Morevain
US /ven/
UK /veɪn/
- Adjective
- Too proud of yourself, especially your appearance
- Producing no result; useless.
B1TOEICMorewisdom
US /ˈwɪzdəm/
UK /'wɪzdəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Knowledge gained from experience in life
A2More
Vocabulary
- take the fall: To accept blame or punishment for something, especially in order to protect someone else.
- force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
- hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
- in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- vain: Too proud of yourself, especially your appearance
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- long: Person's name
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- goddamn: Very bad; terrible
- town: Small city
- bad: Not good; wrong
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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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