absolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreapart from
US /əˈpɑrt frʌm/
UK /əˈpɑ:t frɔm/
- Preposition
- Except for; not considering
- In addition to; as well as
basically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morecast
US /kæst/
UK /kɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who appear in a play or movie
- Small amount of a particular color
- Transitive Verb
- To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
- To describe someone's personality or character
A2Morecast aside
US /kæst əˈsaɪd/
UK /kɑ:st əˈsaid/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get rid of something; discard.
- To reject or abandon someone or something.
fame
US /fem/
UK /feɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- Widespread reputation, especially of a good kind.
B1TOEICMorefoul
US /faʊl/
UK /faʊl/
- Adjective
- Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
- Dirty or filthy.
- Noun
- An unfair or illegal act, especially in sports.
B2Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreinexperienced
US /ˌɪnɪkˈspɪriənst/
UK /ˌɪnɪkˈspɪəriənst/
- Adjective
- Lacking knowledge or training
B1Morelt
US
UK
- Abbreviation
- Short for 'lieutenant'
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreof yours
US /ʌv jʊɚz/
UK /əv jɔ:z/
- other
- Belonging to you; your possession or property.
A1Morerecover
US /rɪ'kʌvər/
UK /rɪ'kʌvə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
A2TOEICMorerequest
US /rɪˈkwɛst/
UK /rɪ'kwest/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for, usually politely and formally
- Noun
- Thing that has been asked for
- A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
A2TOEICMoretemper
US /ˈtɛmpɚ/
UK /ˈtempə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An angry mood or fit; temperament
- Lack of calmness
- Transitive Verb
- To dilute something or make it less severe
- To heat metal to make it hard or flexible
B1TOEICMoretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- cast aside: To get rid of something; discard.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- live: To be alive
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- forget: To not remember something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- love: Person's name
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- danger: The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- inexperienced: Lacking knowledge or training
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
- lt: Short for 'lieutenant'
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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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