affair
US /əˈfɛr/
UK /ə'feə(r)/
- Noun
- Secret sexual relationship between two people
- Event or a set of events, often unpleasant ones
A2Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morebuzz
US /bʌz/
UK /bʌz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a low, constant noise like a bee
B1Morecome from
US /kʌm frʌm/
UK /kʌm frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have as your native country or city
A1Morecrave
US /krev/
UK /kreɪv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a very strong desire for something
B2Morefantasy
US /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/
UK /'fæntəsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something imagined and very different from reality
- Work of literature set in an unreal world
B1Morein the flesh
US /ɪn ði flɛʃ/
UK /in ðə fleʃ/
- Phrase
- In person; physically present.
A1Morejet
US /dʒɛt/
UK /dʒet/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- A pipe that water or gas goes through
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of liquid, gas) to shoot out of a small opening
- To travel on a jet plane
B1TOEICMorelaid back
US /led bæk/
UK /leɪd bæk/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To have reclined or lied down in a relaxed manner.
A2Moreleash
US /li:ʃ/
UK /li:ʃ/
- Noun
- Chain, strap, etc. for controlling an animal
B1Morerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMorethumbs up
US
UK
- Noun
- A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
- Noun (plural)
- Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
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Vocabulary
- laid back
- in the flesh: In person; physically present.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- love: Person's name
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- room: All of the people inside a particular room
- grey: Color between black and white (also spelled gray)
- tooth: A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
- leash: Chain, strap, etc. for controlling an animal
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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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