alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreget down on
US /ɡɛt daʊn ɑn/
UK /ɡet daʊn ɒn/
- other
- To criticize or disapprove of someone or something.
B2Moreinsane
US /ɪnˈsen/
UK /ɪnˈseɪn/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; crazy
- Being crazy or stupid
B2Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moremadness
US /ˈmædnɪs/
UK /ˈmædnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Obsolete term for legal insanity
- The state of being mentally ill; insanity.
A2Moreshadow
US /ˈʃædo/
UK /'ʃædəʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something with shade
- To secretly follow a person
- Noun
- Person who follows another person to observe them
- Area of darkness that is caused by blocked light
A2Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2More
Vocabulary
- get down on: To criticize or disapprove of someone or something.
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- love: Person's name
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- alive: Living; not dead
- close: Almost; near
- truth: Real facts about something
- shadow: To cover something with shade
- room: All of the people inside a particular room
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- madness: Obsolete term for legal insanity
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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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