blossom
US /ˈblɑ:səm/
UK /ˈblɒsəm/
- Noun
- Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a plant) to produce flowers, e.g. in spring
- To grow into a state of beauty and maturity
B2Morecharming
US
UK
- Adjective
- Being very likable; attractive
- Transitive Verb
- To cause others to like you or do what you want
A2Moredefeat
US /dɪˈfit/
UK /dɪ'fi:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
- To prevent something from succeeding.
- Noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- The feeling of having been beaten.
B1Morego back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Moreleague
US /liɡ/
UK /li:ɡ/
- Noun
- Group of people, countries with a common goal
- Association of sports teams that organizes matches
- Intransitive Verb
- To form a league; to unite for a common purpose.
A2TOEICMoremeet up
US /mit ʌp/
UK /mi:t ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrange to meet someone.
A1Moremessage
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
UK /'mesɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- Piece of information that is told/given to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To communicate using text
A2TOEICMoreout of nowhere
US
UK
- Phrase
- Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
search
US /sɜ:rtʃ/
UK /sɜ:tʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
A2TOEICMoreswipe
US /swaɪp/
UK /swaɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
- To hit someone with a big wild swing
C1Moretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMoretinder
US /ˈtɪndɚ/
UK /ˈtɪndə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Material for starting a fire
C2More
Vocabulary
- meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
- out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- love: Person's name
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- charming: Being very likable; attractive
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
- swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
- tinder: Material for starting a fire
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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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