alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreanymore
US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/
UK /'enɪmɔ:/
- Adverb
- No longer; no more
A2Moreartistic
US /ɑ:rˈtɪstɪk/
UK /ɑ:ˈtɪstɪk/
- Adjective
- Being able to paint, write music, etc.; creative
A2Moreas a result of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Because of something; owing to.
A1Moreaudition
US /ɔˈdɪʃən/
UK /ɔ:ˈdɪʃn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To try out for a part in a play or film
- Noun
- Trial performance to show suitability for a part
B2Moreballet
US /bæˈle,ˈbælˌe/
UK /ˈbæleɪ/
- Noun
- Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
B1Morebody
US /ˈbɑdi/
UK /ˈbɒdi/
- Noun
- The physical structure of a person or animal.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The main or central part of something.
- The weight and texture of a drink (like wine or coffee) in the mouth.
A2Morecareer
US /kəˈrɪr/
UK /kə'rɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular occupation in professional life
- The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward very fast and without control
- To advance or make progress rapidly
A2Moreclassic
US / ˈklæsɪk/
UK /'klæsɪk/
- Adjective
- Having a simple, basic design or style
- (Of song, etc.) popular and famous for a long time
- Noun
- Something popular or famous for a long time
A2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Moredivision
US /dɪˈvɪʒən/
UK /dɪ'vɪʒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How many times a number is contained in another
- One part of an organization
B1TOEICMoreeffort
US /ˈɛfət/
UK /ˈefət/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
- A conscious exertion of power; a try.
A2TOEICMoreengineer
US /ˌɛndʒəˈnɪr/
UK /ˌendʒɪ'nɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone whose job is designing machines, buildings
- Someone whose job is to repair or maintain engines
A2TOEICMoreexcited
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
UK /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something or someone become more active
- To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
- Adjective
- Happy, interested or eager; enthusiastic
A2Moreheart and soul
US /hɑrt ənd sol/
UK /hɑ:t ænd səul/
- Phrase
- With great enthusiasm and commitment.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The most important or essential part of something.
A2Morehero
US /ˈhɪroʊ/
UK /ˈhɪərəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- Main male character in a book, play or story
A2Moreimage
US /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
UK /'ɪmɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- General idea or opinion of something
- Transitive Verb
- To obtain pictures by scanning them with a machine
- To create a visual representation of something.
A2TOEICMoreimpossible
US /ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/
UK /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/
- Adjective
- (Child, etc.) very annoying
- Not possible or very unlikely to happen or exist
A2TOEICMorejazz
US /dʒæz/
UK /dʒæz/
- Uncountable Noun
- Music known for its energetic beat and spontaneity
- Empty or meaningless talk, conversation
A2Moreonstage
US /ˌɑːnˈsteɪdʒ/
UK /ˌɒnˈsteɪdʒ/
- Adjective
- On the stage
C2Morepassion
US /ˈpæʃən/
UK /'pæʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- Something for which one has a great love
A2Moreperformance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMoreperformer
US /pərˈfɔ:rmə(r)/
UK /pəˈfɔ:mə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who completes a task well
- Actor, musician, dancer, etc. who entertains
A2Morepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMoreprofessional
US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/
UK /prə'feʃənl/
- Adjective
- Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
- Noun
- Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
- One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
A2TOEICMorequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
B1Moreshare
US /ʃɛr/
UK /ʃeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
A2TOEICMoresociety
US /səˈsaɪɪti/
UK /sə'saɪətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group who meet to share values or interests
- Group of people living together
A2TOEICMoresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Morespectacular
US /spɛkˈtækjəlɚ/
UK /spekˈtækjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Impressive or out of the ordinary
- Noun
- A lavish or elaborate display or performance.
B1Morespending
US /ˈspɛndɪŋ/
UK /ˈspendɪŋ/
- Gerund
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2Moretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2Moretypical
US /ˈtɪpɪkəl/
UK /ˈtɪpɪkl/
- Adjective
- Normal; usual; expected
- Serving as a representative example of a particular type.
A2More
Vocabulary
- heart and soul: With great enthusiasm and commitment.
- as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- buy: To believe something; accept
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- changed: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- jazz: Music known for its energetic beat and spontaneity
- simplest: Easiest to understand; the least complex
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- worker: Person who works
- engineer: Someone whose job is designing machines, buildings
- spending: To use money to pay for something
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- anymore: No longer; no more
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- performance: Act of doing something
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
- performer: Someone who completes a task well
- spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
- quit: To leave a job
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- hero: Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- alive: Living; not dead
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- artistic: Being able to paint, write music, etc.; creative
- division: How many times a number is contained in another
- image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
- audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
- onstage: On the stage
- du: Informal second-person singular pronoun in German, equivalent to 'you'
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
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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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