alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMorebreathe
US /brið/
UK /bri:ð/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move air into and out of your lungs
- To say something very softly
A2Moremove on
US /muv ɑn/
UK /mu:v ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To decide to change or go to a different place
- To start talking about something different.
A1Moreshake
US /ʃek/
UK /ʃeɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
- Countable Noun
- Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
A2Morethread
US /θrɛd/
UK /θred/
- Noun
- Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- A long, very thin, material used to sew cloth
- Transitive Verb
- To move yourself through a crowded or narrow space
- To put wire, string, etc. through a hole or needle
B1TOEICMoreto the touch
US /tu ðə ˈtʌtʃ/
UK /tə ðə ˈtʌtʃ/
- other
- When tested or sensed by physical contact.
B2Morewind up
US //ˈwaɪndˌʌp//
UK //ˈwaɪndˌʌp//
- Phrasal Verb
- To be brought to a state of great tension
- To close or finalize something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive or end up in a particular state, situation, or place, especially unintentionally.
- To bring something to an end; to conclude or finish something.
A1More
Vocabulary
- wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- to the touch: When tested or sensed by physical contact.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- go: To attend or be at a place
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- need: To be unable to manage without something; require
- call: A order or request for action
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- alive: Living; not dead
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- feeling: Sensation or emotion you experience
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- dead: Not alive
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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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