focus
US /ˈfokəs/
UK /'fəʊkəs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
A2TOEICMoreforecast
US /ˈfɔ:rkæst/
UK /ˈfɔ:kɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
- A prediction or estimate of future events, especially weather.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To predict some future thing, e.g. the weather
- Alternative past tense and past participle of 'forecast'.
B1TOEICMorehost
US /host/
UK /həʊst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mass; a great number
- Person who entertains guests
- Transitive Verb
- To be the sponsor of an event, e.g. the Olympics
- To lead or start a party, program, or other event
A2TOEICMorenefarious
US /nəˈfɛriəs/
UK /nɪˈfeəriəs/
- Adjective
- Extremely wicked
C2Moreon fire
US /ɑn faɪr/
UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/
- Adjective
- Very successful or popular
- Burning
A2Morepolicy
US /ˈpɑlɪsi/
UK /'pɒləsɪ/
- Noun
- Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
- Course of action proposed by an organization, etc.
A2TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Morethe good stuff
US
UK
- Phrase
- Things of high quality or the best kind.
- Desirable or enjoyable things.
B1More
Vocabulary
- the good stuff: Things of high quality or the best kind.
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- go: To attend or be at a place
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- host: Mass; a great number
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
- learning: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- nefarious: Extremely wicked
- forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
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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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