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US /ædˈvæns/
UK /əd'vɑ:ns/
- Noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
A2TOEICMorebanner
US /ˈbænɚ/
UK /'bænə(r)/
- Noun
- Cloth upon which is written a message
B2Morebarricade
US /ˈbærɪˌked, ˌbærɪˈked/
UK /ˌbærɪ'keɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Objects (on a road) to stop people getting past
- Transitive Verb
- To put objects (on a road) to stop people passing
B2Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morecrusade
US /kruˈsed/
UK /kru:'seɪd/
- Noun
- Vigorous focused activity for a worthy cause
B2Morejoin in
US /dʒɔɪn ɪn/
UK /dʒɔin in/
- Phrasal Verb
A1Morestand with
US /stænd wɪð/
UK /stænd wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To support or defend someone or something.
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Vocabulary
- join in
- stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
- sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- tomorrow: The time that is to come; the future
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- live: To be alive
- long: Person's name
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- join: To bring something close to another, to become one
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- barricade: Objects (on a road) to stop people getting past
- banner: Cloth upon which is written a message
- crusade: Vigorous focused activity for a worthy cause
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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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