apology
US /əˈpɑ:lədʒi/
UK /əˈpɒlədʒi/
- Noun
- Saying you are sorry about something
A2TOEICMorebar
US /bɑ:r/
UK /bɑ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- Professional organization of lawyers and judges
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent entry, exit or an action
A2Morebreak up
US /brek ʌp/
UK /breik ʌp/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of party, relationship) to come to an end
- To end something, e.g. a fight
A1Morecandy
US /ˈkændi/
UK /ˈkændi/
- Countable Noun
- Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- Transitive Verb
- To coat food with sugar
B2Moreconvince
US /kənˈvɪns/
UK /kən'vɪns/
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
A2TOEICMorecream
US /krim/
UK /kri:m/
- Adjective
- Pale color that is yellowish white
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
- Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
B1Morecrush
US /krʌʃ/
UK /krʌʃ/
- Noun
- Strong attraction to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To break something into small pieces by pressing
- To defeat someone or something (in a game)
B1TOEICMorecrush on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
C2Moredumb
US /dʌm/
UK /dʌm/
- Adjective
- Senseless; stupid
B1Morefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Morefreak
US /friːk/
UK /friːk/
- Adjective
- (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- Noun
- A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
- A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
B2Moregain
US /ɡen/
UK /ɡeɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To increase in something, such as weight
- To get something wanted, needed or valued
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An increase in something, such as weight
A2TOEICMorehairy
US /ˈheri/
UK /ˈheəri/
- Adjective
- Having or covered with a lot of hair
A2Moreinnocent
US /ˈɪnəsənt/
UK /'ɪnəsnt/
- Adjective
- Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
- Noun
- Person with little experience of the world
A2TOEICMoreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morejungle
US /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
UK /'dʒʌŋɡl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
- Environment which is difficult, harsh, or complex
B1Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morelesbian
US
UK
- Noun
- Homosexual woman
B2Moremess
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
A2Moremess up
US /mɛs ʌp/
UK /mes ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make a mistake
- To make something untidy or dirty.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make something untidy or dirty.
- To spoil or ruin something.
A2Morepile
US /paɪl/
UK /paɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large amount of something
- Group of things one on top of another
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
- To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
B1TOEICMorepretend
US /prɪˈtɛnd/
UK /prɪ'tend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act as if something is true when it is not
- Adjective
- Not real; imaginary.
A2TOEICMoreshove
US /ʃʌv/
UK /ʃʌv/
- Transitive Verb
- To roughly push someone or something away
- Noun
- Rough push on something or someone
B2Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreswear
US /swɛr/
UK /sweə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say bad or impolite words to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make a serious promise to do something
B1Moreversion
US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/
UK /ˈvə:ʃən/
- Noun
- Different way that someone interprets something
- New or different form of something
A2TOEICMoreweight
US /wet/
UK /weɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- How heavy something is
- Metal object to measure how heavy something is
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- mess up: To make a mistake
- break up
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- hairy: Having or covered with a lot of hair
- wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
- big: Popular
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
- student: Person studying at school
- foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- bad: Not good; wrong
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- boyfriend: Man (boy) romantically involved with girl
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- kid: Child or young person
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- happen: To take place or occur
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- apology: Saying you are sorry about something
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- pile: Large amount of something
- jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- weight: How heavy something is
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- act: To behave in a certain way
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- regina: The provincial capital of Saskatchewan
- george: Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-)
- lesbian: Homosexual woman
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
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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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