alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoredeny
US /dɪˈnaɪ/
UK /dɪ'naɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
A2TOEICMoredrug
US /drʌɡ/
UK /drʌɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- Chemical used as a medicine
- Transitive Verb
- To give drugs to someone to make them sleep
A2Moreget along
US /ɡɛt əˈlɔŋ/
UK /ɡet əˈlɔŋ/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- To manage with what you have, e.g. money
A1Moreon the ground
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the surface of the earth.
- Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
pretend
US /prɪˈtɛnd/
UK /prɪ'tend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act as if something is true when it is not
- Adjective
- Not real; imaginary.
A2TOEICMoreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMorescent
US /sɛnt/
UK /sent/
- Transitive Verb
- To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
- To add smell to something
- Noun
- Pleasant smell, as of flowers or perfume
B1TOEICMorestart over
US /stɑrt ˈovɚ/
UK /stɑ:t ˈəuvə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To begin again.
A1Morestay away
US /ste əˈwe/
UK /stei əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- To remain absent from a place or event.
C2Morewait for
US /wet fɔr/
UK /weit fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait until someone comes, or something happens
A1More
Vocabulary
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- start over: To begin again.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- what: Question words used for asking for information
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- s: The letter after R in the alphabet
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- alive: Living; not dead
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
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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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