around the world
US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/
UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- In or to many countries.
- In various places throughout the world.
A2Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Morefavour
US /ˈfevɚ/
UK /ˈfeɪvə(r)/
- Noun
- What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
- Transitive Verb
- To prefer or promote over another
A2Moreglory
US /ˈɡlɔri, ˈɡlori/
UK /'ɡlɔ:rɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of having respect, honor or pride
- Condition of great beauty, success, or influence
B1Moreherb
US /ɜ:rb/
UK /hɜ:b/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
B1Moreliquor
US /ˈlɪkɚ/
UK /ˈlɪkə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong alcoholic beverage
B2Morelonely
US /ˈloʊnli/
UK /ˈləʊnli/
- Adjective
- Sad because apart from other people
- Being far away and rarely visited by people
B2Moremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoremama
US /ˈmɑmə/
UK /'mæmə/
- Noun
- A mother
B2Moreroam
US /rom/
UK /rəʊm/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move about freely without a set destination
B1Moreseek
US /sik/
UK /si:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
A2TOEICMoresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Moresteady
US /ˈstɛdi/
UK /'stedɪ/
- Adjective
- Happening or developing at a regular rate
- Continuing without stopping or changing over time
- Transitive Verb
- To make constant, unchanging or staying the same
- To hold something/someone so they stop moving
B2More
Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- seek: To ask someone for help
- roam: To move about freely without a set destination
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- leave: To go away from; depart
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
- liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- burn: To destroy with fire
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- herb: Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- favour: What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- mama: A mother
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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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