jest
US /dʒɛst/
UK /dʒest/
- Intransitive Verb
- To mock or make fun of; joke
- Noun
- Joke intended to be taken as mockery or humor
B2Morepapa
US /ˈpɑpə,pəˈpɑ/
UK /pə'pɑ:/
- Noun
- Another word for father
B2Morerent
US /rɛnt/
UK /rent/
- Transitive Verb
- To give the use of something in return for payment
- To cut a piece of cloth by tearing it
A2TOEICMoresecurity
US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/
UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/
- Noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
A2TOEICMoresink
US /sɪŋk/
UK /sɪŋk/
- Transitive Verb
- To push something down into the ground
- To dig (a well)
- Countable Noun
- Large bowl in a kitchen or washroom for washing
A2TOEICMorestake
US /stek/
UK /steɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- Money bet in a game that can be won or lost
- Transitive Verb
- To bet or wager on an outcome
- To risk something important by taking a risk
B1TOEICMorevibe
US /vaɪb/
UK /vaɪb/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a good connection with someone
C1Morewarn
US /wɔrn/
UK /wɔ:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone about possible danger
A2More
Vocabulary
- stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- warn: To tell someone about possible danger
- jest: To mock or make fun of; joke
- ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- papa: Another word for father
- ana: A collection of anecdotes about a person or place
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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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