ashamed
US /əˈʃemd/
UK /ə'ʃeɪmd/
- Adjective
- Feeling of shame or guilt
- Causing someone to feel shame.
A2Morefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Morelean
US /lin/
UK /li:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance against or on something for support
- To have a tendency to do something; favor
- Adjective
- Having a low fat content
- Efficient; well-designed with no waste
A2Morelean on
US /lin ɑn/
UK /li:n ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To depend on someone for support or help.
- To put pressure on someone, often through intimidation.
misery
US /ˈmɪzəri/
UK /'mɪzərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Thing that causes unhappiness
- Extreme suffering or unhappiness
B1Moreon the safe side
US /ɑn ðə ˈseɪf ˈsaɪd/
UK /ɒn ðə ˈseɪf ˈsaɪd/
- other
- Taking precautions to avoid possible problems.
A2Moreplay on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
A1Moresafe
US /sef/
UK /seɪf/
- Adjective
- Highly likely
- Being out of danger
- Countable Noun
- Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
A2Moresidewalk
US /ˈsaɪdˌwɔk/
UK /ˈsaɪdwɔ:k/
- Countable Noun
- Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
C2Morestray
US /stre/
UK /streɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To deviate or go away from the established norm
- Noun
- Someone or something that is lost, e.g. a dog
B2TOEICMoreto let
US /tu lɛt/
UK /tu let/
- Preposition
- Indicates that a property is available for rent.
A2Moretrust
US /trʌst/
UK /trʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expect confidently
- To have confidence or faith
- Uncountable Noun
- Wealth or property held by one person for another
- The belief that someone is honest
A2TOEICMoreweakness
US /ˈwiknɪs/
UK /ˈwi:knəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fault or bad quality preventing success
- State, condition of not being powerful or strong
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- on the safe side: Taking precautions to avoid possible problems.
- play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
- lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- safe: Highly likely
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- watched: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- forget: To not remember something
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- long: Person's name
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- point: An item to be discussed
- trust: To expect confidently
- ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
- smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
- weakness: Fault or bad quality preventing success
- misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- stray: To deviate or go away from the established norm
- sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
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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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