ask around
US /æsk əˈraʊnd/
UK /ɑ:sk əˈraʊnd/
- other
- To ask several people for information or advice.
A2Morecommute
US /kəˈmjut/
UK /kəˈmju:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a journey regularly between work and home
B1Moreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
A2Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Morecut through
US /kʌt θru/
UK /kʌt θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
- To overcome resistance or opposition effectively.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a path or opening by cutting.
- To deeply affect someone's emotions or defenses.
cute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moreextra
US /'ekstrə/
UK /'ekstrə/
- Adjective
- More than necessary; additional
- Of especially good quality or grade.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
A2Moregalaxy
US /ˈɡæləksi/
UK /'ɡæləksɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of stars and planets in space
B2Moreget through
US /ɡɛt θru/
UK /ɡet θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive at the end of or finish something
- To succeed in contacting someone by phone
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheat
US /hit/
UK /hi:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- Particular temperature at which to cook something
- Transitive Verb
- To make hot or hotter
A2Moreissue
US /ˈɪʃu/
UK /'ɪʃu:/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
A2TOEICMorejacket
US /ˈdʒækɪt/
UK /'dʒækɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Light, thin coat worn over a shirt or top
- Outer covering that fits over and protects it
A2Morejacket up
US /ˈdʒækɪt ʌp/
UK /ˈdʒækɪt ʌp/
- other
- To put on a jacket or dress warmly.
C2Morekinda
US /'kaɪndə/
UK /'kaɪndə/
- Noun
- Short way of saying 'kind of'
- Adverb
- Somewhat; to some extent; rather.
- Sort of; in a way.
B2Morekiss
US /kɪs/
UK /kɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To touch something in a light or gentle way
- To put your lips against another's to show love
A2Moremelt
US /mɛlt/
UK /melt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disappear or to go away
- To make, become soft or liquid due to heat
- Uncountable Noun
- A mass of material that has been melted, especially metal.
B1Moremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moremilky
US /ˈmɪlki/
UK /ˈmɪlki/
- Adjective
- Of a whitish color resembling milk
A2Moremoon
US /mun/
UK /mu:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To expose your buttocks as a joke
- Noun
- Round object circling the Earth at night
A2Moreporch
US /pɔ:rtʃ/
UK /pɔ:tʃ/
- Noun
- Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
B2Morerhyme
US /raɪm/
UK /raɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- Poem or song using similar-sounding words
B2Moreroute
US /rut, raʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Transitive Verb
- To send along a particular path or way
A2TOEICMoreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2Moreshoot through
US /ʃut θru/
UK /ʃu:t θru:/
- other
- To leave abruptly or escape quickly.
B2Moreshow up
US /ʃo ʌp/
UK /ʃəu ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- To be noticeably better than (someone else)
A1Moresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMorespell
US /spɛl/
UK /spel/
- Transitive Verb
- To lead to future trouble
- To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
- Period of time; time when an action is being done
A2Morespell out
US /spɛl aʊt/
UK /spel aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To explain something in a very clear and detailed way.
- To say or write the letters of a word in the correct order.
- Transitive Verb
- To say or write the letters of a word one by one.
A2Moretil
US /tɪl/
UK /til,ti:l/
- Adverb
- Until
B2More
Vocabulary
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- jacket up: To put on a jacket or dress warmly.
- spell out: To explain something in a very clear and detailed way.
- have to: Must do
- cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
- ask around: To ask several people for information or advice.
- shoot through: To leave abruptly or escape quickly.
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- address: Exact street location of a place
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- couple: To join something to something else
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- leave: To go away from; depart
- commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
- burn: To destroy with fire
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- milky: Of a whitish color resembling milk
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- til: Until
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- jacket: Light, thin coat worn over a shirt or top
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle 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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