alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreassociate
US /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/
UK /ə'səʊʃɪeɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To spend time with other people; mix with
- To form a connection in your mind between things
B1TOEICMorebad idea
US
UK
- Phrase
- An unwise or imprudent course of action.
A2Morebarely
US /ˈbɛrli/
UK /ˈbɛəli/
- Adverb
- Only just; just possible
A2TOEICMorecub
US /kʌb/
UK /kʌb/
- Countable Noun
- Young of certain animals, e.g. fox, lion or bear
B1Morelion
US /ˈlaɪən/
UK /ˈlaɪən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
B1Moreon the wind
US /ɑn ðə wɪnd/
UK /ɒn ðə wɪnd/
- other
- Being carried or moving through the air by the wind.
C1Moreprince
US /prɪns/
UK /prɪns/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Countable Noun
- Son of a king
A2Morescar
US /skɑr/
UK /skɑ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- A mark on something made by scratching it
- Transitive Verb
- To cause long lasting emotional pain
- To leave a mark on something by scratching it
B1Morescent
US /sɛnt/
UK /sent/
- Transitive Verb
- To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
- To add smell to something
- Noun
- Pleasant smell, as of flowers or perfume
B1TOEICMorestray
US /stre/
UK /streɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To deviate or go away from the established norm
- Noun
- Someone or something that is lost, e.g. a dog
B2TOEICMoretrace
US /tres/
UK /treɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an outline to determine a shape
- To find someone or something that has disappeared
- Uncountable Noun
- Very small quantity of something
- A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
B1Morewait for
US /wet fɔr/
UK /weit fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until someone comes, or something happens
A1More
Vocabulary
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- on the wind: Being carried or moving through the air by the wind.
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- barely: Only just; just possible
- scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- leave: To go away from; depart
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- alive: Living; not dead
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- stray: To deviate or go away from the established norm
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- cub: Young of certain animals, e.g. fox, lion or bear
- prince: Person's name
- lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
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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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