alibi
US /ˈæləˌbaɪ/
UK /ˈæləbaɪ/
- Noun
- Proof you were somewhere else at time of a crime
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To offer an excuse or justification.
B2Moreanymore
US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/
UK /'enɪmɔ:/
- Adverb
- No longer; no more
A2Moreapplause
US /əˈplɔz/
UK /ə'plɔ:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
B1Morebaby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Morebloodshot
US /ˈblʌdʃɑ:t/
UK /ˈblʌdʃɒt/
- Adjective
- (Of eyes) red due to tiredness, being drunk, etc.
C2Moredive
US /daɪv/
UK /daɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- Rapid fall through air
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
B1Moreforget about
US /fɚˈɡɛt əˈbaʊt/
UK /fəˈɡet əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
A1Moreget behind
US /ɡɛt bɪˈhaɪnd/
UK /ɡet biˈhaind/
- Phrasal Verb
- To support or encourage.
- To fail to make enough progress or to do something by a particular time.
lay
US /le/
UK /leɪ/
- Adjective
- Amateur; not being a trained priest
- Transitive Verb
- To place a bet on a game outcome
- (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
A2Morelie
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
A2Morememorize
US /ˈmɛməˌraɪz/
UK /ˈmeməraɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To study something so that you remember it
A2Morepleasure
US /ˈplɛʒɚ/
UK /'pleʒə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
A2TOEICMorespin
US /spɪn/
UK /spɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- To move something in a rapid turning motion
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
B1Morestruggle
US /ˈstrʌɡəl/
UK /'strʌɡl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try very hard to do something difficult
- To fight or struggle violently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong efforts made to do something difficult
- A difficult or challenging situation or task
A2Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Morewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1Moreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
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Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- get behind: To support or encourage.
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- left: To go away from; depart
- pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- memorize: To study something so that you remember it
- bad: Not good; wrong
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- truth: Real facts about something
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- anymore: No longer; no more
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- alibi: Proof you were somewhere else at time of a crime
- bloodshot: (Of eyes) red due to tiredness, being drunk, etc.
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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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