agent
US /ˈedʒənt/
UK /'eɪdʒənt/
- Noun
- Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- Person who represents or decides for others
A2TOEICMorecalm
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
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
A2Moreengrave
US /ɛnˈɡrev/
UK /ɪnˈgreɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To cut an image or message into stone, metal
C1TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinvade
US /ɪnˈved/
UK /ɪnˈveɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To enter something causing a harmful result
- To enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.
B1Moreneo
US /'ni:oʊ/
UK /'ni:əʊ/
- Noun
- A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'
B2Moreonce upon a time
US /wʌns əˈpɑn e taɪm/
UK /wʌns əˈpɔn ə taim/
- Phrase
- A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
B1Moreparadise
US /ˈpærəˌdaɪs, -ˌdaɪz/
UK /'pærədaɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place with everything needed for specific activity
- Place where good people are said to go after death
B1Morereal bad
US
UK
- Phrase
- Very bad; extremely unfavorable or unpleasant.
- Adjective
- Seriously ill or injured; in a critical condition.
A2Morerecap
US /riˈkæp/
UK /'ri:kæp/
- Noun
- Brief description of something that had been said
- Transitive Verb
- To describe or summarize the main points
C1TOEICMorerecruit
US /rɪˈkrut/
UK /rɪ'kru:t/
- Countable Noun
- Person who has just joined the military
- Person who has just begun a new activity or job
- Transitive Verb
- To convince and help people to join the military
- To find new employees, volunteers or members
B1TOEICMoresymbol
US /ˈsɪmbəl/
UK /'sɪmbl/
- Noun
- Image that means or represents something
- An image that represents a message of some kind
A2Moreupon a time
US
UK
- Phrase
- An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
A1More
Vocabulary
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- have to: Must do
- real bad: Very bad; extremely unfavorable or unpleasant.
- recap: Brief description of something that had been said
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- couple: To join something to something else
- recruit: Person who has just joined the military
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- fill: To make something full
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- symbol: Image that means or represents something
- paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- come: To arrive at a place
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- engrave: To cut an image or message into stone, metal
- neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'
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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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