as follows
US
UK
- Phrase
- Used to introduce a list or explanation.
A1Moreassume
US /əˈsum/
UK /ə'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a false manner to mislead others
- To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
A2TOEICMoreasterisk
US /ˈæstəˌrɪsk/
UK /'æstərɪsk/
- Noun
- The mark *
C1TOEICMorebring in
US /brɪŋ ɪn/
UK /briŋ in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
A1Morefeast
US /fist/
UK /fi:st/
- Noun
- Religious celebration
- Special meal with large amounts of food and drink
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a large special meal often in celebration
B1Morefeast your eyes
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To look at something or someone with great pleasure.
A1Morefridge
US /frɪdʒ/
UK /frɪdʒ/
- Noun
- An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
A2Moreglossy
US /ˈɡlɔsi, ˈɡlɑsi/
UK /'ɡlɒsɪ/
- Adjective
- Smooth and shiny
B2TOEICMorehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moreout of date
US /aʊt ʌv det/
UK /aut ɔv deit/
- Adjective
- Expired; too old to be used
- Not fashionable; old fashioned
C2Morepertain
US /pɚˈten/
UK /pə'teɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To apply to a certain time or place
C1TOEICMorerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMorerun through
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To pierce with a sharp pointed object
- To practice or rehearse quickly, e.g. for a play
A1Moreschedule
US /ˈskedʒu:l/
UK /ˈʃedju:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- Transitive Verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
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
A2Moresettle in
US /ˈsɛtl ɪn/
UK /ˈsetl in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
B2Morespeech
US /spitʃ/
UK /spi:tʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A formal talk to an audience
- Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
A2TOEICMoreunfold
US /ʌnˈfold/
UK /ʌn'fəʊld/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- To open something that was folded
- Intransitive Verb
- To happen, be told or be revealed
B1More
Vocabulary
- out of date: Expired; too old to be used
- feast your eyes: To look at something or someone with great pleasure.
- settle in: To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
- run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
- as follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- picture: General situation or state of being
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- green: Color of young leaves
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- business: A company formed for making profit
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- big: Popular
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- lovely: Attractive or beautiful
- join: To bring something close to another, to become one
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- require: To demand that someone does something
- sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- feast: Religious celebration
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- glossy: Smooth and shiny
- asterisk: The mark *
- pertain: To apply to a certain time or place
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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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