adjust
US /əˈdʒʌst/
UK /əˈdʒʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change; to attain a desired state or function
- To change so as to fit in with new conditions
A2TOEICMorebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebeg
US /bɛɡ/
UK /beg/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
B1Morebind
US /baɪnd/
UK /baɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- To put pages and a cover together to create a book
A2Morebittersweet
US /'bɪtəˌswi:t/
UK /'bɪtəswi:t/
- Adjective
- Being both bitter and sweet; sad in a touching way
C2Moregamer
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- Person playing a game to a set of rules
C2Moreglory
US /ˈɡlɔri, ˈɡlori/
UK /'ɡlɔ:rɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of having respect, honor or pride
- Condition of great beauty, success, or influence
B1Moreinsecticide
US /ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd/
UK /ɪn'sektɪsaɪd/
- Noun
- Chemical substance used for killing insects
C1Morejudgment
US /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
UK /'dʒʌdʒmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- Official court decision given by judge
A2Moreleper
US /'lepər/
UK /ˈlepə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who carries the leprosy disease
C1Morememory
US /ˈmɛməri/
UK /'memərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability of the mind to call back past things
- Space for the storage of information on a computer
A2Moreout of the blue
US
UK
- Phrase
- Unexpectedly; without warning
- Idiom
- Unexpectedly; without warning.
A1Morepsychic
US /ˈsaɪkɪk/
UK /ˈsaɪkɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mind and its workings
- One said to have extraordinary mental powers
B2Moreregret
US /rɪˈɡrɛt/
UK /rɪ'ɡret/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
- Used to express apology or sadness.
B1Moreremind
US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
UK /rɪ'maɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2TOEICMoresettle
US /ˈsɛtl/
UK /'setl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
- Intransitive Verb
- To become accustomed to a new environment
- (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
A2Moreshy
US /ʃaɪ/
UK /ʃaɪ/
- Adjective
- Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- Being less than the full or expected amount
- Intransitive Verb
- To move away due to nervousness
A2Moresoy
US /sɔɪ/
UK /sɔɪ/
- Noun
- Food substance made from soya beans
C2Morestake
US /stek/
UK /steɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- Money bet in a game that can be won or lost
- Transitive Verb
- To bet or wager on an outcome
- To risk something important by taking a risk
B1TOEICMorestay away
US /ste əˈwe/
UK /stei əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- To remain absent from a place or event.
C2Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoretime flies
US /taɪm flaɪz/
UK /taim flaɪz/
- Idiom
- Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
A1Morevariability
US /ˌvɛrɪəˈbɪlətɪ/
UK /ˌveəriəˈbɪləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
B1Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- time flies: Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- thing: (Used to introduce the reason for something)
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- insecticide: Chemical substance used for killing insects
- soy: Food substance made from soya beans
- psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- bittersweet: Being both bitter and sweet; sad in a touching way
- variability: (Statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
- leper: Person who carries the leprosy disease
- gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules
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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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