calm
US /kɑm/
UK /kɑ:m/
- Adjective
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
A2Morecorrect
US /kəˈrɛkt/
UK /kə'rekt/
- Adjective
- Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- True or accurate
- Transitive Verb
- To fix a problem
- To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
A2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoreenemy
US /ˈɛnəmi/
UK /ˈenəmi/
- Noun
- Something that stops you doing what you want
- Group, or people, you are opposed to
A2Moreimportantly
US
UK
- Adverb
- In an important way;
A2Moreimprovement
US /ɪmˈpruvmənt/
UK /ɪmˈpru:vmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Addition or change that makes something better
- A thing that constitutes an improvement; an addition or alteration that enhances value.
A2TOEICMorein the past
US
UK
- Phrase
- During a former period of time; previously.
A1Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorejudge
US /dʒʌdʒ/
UK /dʒʌdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who decides on the results of a contest
- Person who has the power to make a decision
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To reach a decision about who won a contest
- To form an opinion after careful consideration
A2TOEICMorememorize
US /ˈmɛməˌraɪz/
UK /ˈmeməraɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To study something so that you remember it
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreoption
US /ˈɑpʃən/
UK /'ɒpʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A choice
- A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
A2TOEICMorepatient
US /ˈpeʃənt/
UK /'peɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
- Countable Noun
- Person who receives medical treatment or care
A2Moreplant
US /plænt/
UK /plɑ:nt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- Transitive Verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
A2TOEICMorepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMoreskill
US /skɪl/
UK /skɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability to do something well
A2TOEICMoretense
US /tɛns/
UK /tens/
- Noun
- The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- Adjective
- Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
- Stretched tight and stiff
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Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- option: A choice
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- memorize: To study something so that you remember it
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- daily: Happening every day
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- improvement: Addition or change that makes something better
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- skill: Ability to do something well
- importantly: In an important way;
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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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