amazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreastronaut
US /ˈæstrəˌnɔt/
UK /ˈæstrənɔ:t/
- Countable Noun
- Person who travels in space
B2Morebutter
US /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/
UK /ˈbʌt.ə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- Transitive Verb
- To spread butter on bread
A2Moreconsent
US /kənˈsɛnt/
UK /kən'sent/
- Intransitive Verb
- To agree or give approval to do something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Approval, agreement (for something to happen)
- Official permission to do something
B1Morecorrect
US /kəˈrɛkt/
UK /kə'rekt/
- Adjective
- Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- True or accurate
- Transitive Verb
- To fix a problem
- To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
A2Morecut across
US /kʌt əˈkrɔs/
UK /kʌt əˈkrɔs/
- Phrasal Verb
- To rudely go in front of someone
- To cut from one side of something to another
A1Moredowntown
US /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/
UK /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/
- Adjective
- Located in the business part of a town
- (informal) Fashionable, trendy, or cool.
- Noun
- The main business or commercial area of a city.
B2TOEICMoreexpired
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe out
- To die
B2Morehighway
US /ˈhaɪˌwe/
UK /'haɪweɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main road connecting places
- A route or means of access; often used metaphorically.
A2Morehoop
US /hup/
UK /hu:p/
- Noun
- Round or circular shape or object
B2Morein the first place
US
UK
- Phrase
- To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- From the beginning; initially.
A1Morelaser
US /ˈlezɚ/
UK /ˈleɪzə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- A device that emits a narrow beam of coherent light.
- Transitive Verb
- To treat with a laser.
- To cut or engrave with a laser.
B1Moreplant
US /plænt/
UK /plɑ:nt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- Transitive Verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
A2TOEICMorepolitically
US /pəˈlɪtɪkl:ɪ/
UK /pəˈlɪtɪkli/
- Adverb
- In connection with government, elections etc.
A2Morerug
US /rʌɡ/
UK /rʌg/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
B2Moreseed
US /sid/
UK /si:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person's children; offspring
- Part of a plant used to grow more on them
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of plants) to produce seeds for the future
B1Moresesame
US /ˈsɛsəmi/
UK /ˈsesəmi/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
B2Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoresubstitute
US /ˈsʌbstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/
UK /'sʌbstɪtju:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To perform the tasks instead of someone else
- To replace one person or thing for another
- Noun
- A person or thing acting in place of another
B2TOEICMoretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Morethi
US
UK
- Pronoun
- An old -fashioned word for you
C2Moretraffic
US /ˈtræfɪk/
UK /'træfɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The cars or vehicles on the road
- Amount of activity over a communication system
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Deal or trade in something illegal.
- To direct and control traffic.
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- cut across: To rudely go in front of someone
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- milk: White liquid produced by females to feed babies
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- sport: Something that is done for fun, e.g. football
- butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- email: A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- sad: Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- dead: Not alive
- happen: To take place or occur
- traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- click: To work well with someone or something
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
- politically: In connection with government, elections etc.
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
- laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- seed: A person's children; offspring
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- consent: To agree or give approval to do something
- astronaut: Person who travels in space
- expired: To breathe out
- hula: Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
- thi: An old -fashioned word for you
- hoop: Round or circular shape or object
- sesame: Tropical plant with seeds used as food in oil
- downtown: Located in the business part of a town
- freaking: Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- highway: Main road connecting places
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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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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