apologize
US /əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz/
UK /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
A2TOEICMoreapology
US /əˈpɑ:lədʒi/
UK /əˈpɒlədʒi/
- Noun
- Saying you are sorry about something
A2TOEICMoreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorecoming over
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To change sides in a discussion
- To visit someone's home
A1Moreconstantly
US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/
UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/
- Adverb
- Frequently, or without pause
- In a way that is unchanging or faithful
B1Morecrime
US /kraɪm/
UK /kraɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
A2Moredepend
US /dɪˈpend/
UK /dɪˈpend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
B1TOEICMoredude
US /dud, djud/
UK /du:d/
- Noun
- Form of address for a man
- (informal) A man; a fellow.
- Interjection
- (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
B2Moreenhance
US /ɛnˈhæns/
UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve; make bigger or better
B1TOEICMoreexcuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
A2Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoreflee
US /fli/
UK /fli:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
B1Moreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Moregross
US /ɡros/
UK /ɡrəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
- Transitive Verb
- To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
B1TOEICMoregrunt
US /ɡrʌnt/
UK /grʌnt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
B2Moreguilt
US /ɡɪlt/
UK /gɪlt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Shame at doing something bad or wrong
A2TOEICMoreimage
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.
A2TOEICMorein a hurry
US /ɪn e ˈhɚri/
UK /in ə ˈhʌri/
- Phrase
- Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
ketchup
US /ˈkɛtʃəp, ˈkætʃ-/
UK /ˈketʃəp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
B2Morekick
US /kɪk/
UK /kɪk/
- Noun
- Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
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
A2Morenah
US /nɑ:/
UK /nɑ:/
- Noun
- Way of saying 'No'
B2Morepair
US /per/
UK /peə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
- Transitive Verb
- To put two things or people together
A2TOEICMorepenny
US /ˈpɛni/
UK /ˈpeni/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Countable Noun
- Small coin worth 1/100th of a pound
- A British unit of currency, one-hundredth of a pound.
B1Moreranch
US /ræntʃ/
UK /rɑ:ntʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
- Intransitive Verb
- To do the work of raising cattle
B1Morerat
US /ræt/
UK /ræt/
- Countable Noun
- Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
- Person who is not loyal and reveals secrets
B1Morered handed
US
UK
- Adjective
- Caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
scar
US /skɑr/
UK /skɑ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- A mark on something made by scratching it
- Transitive Verb
- To cause long lasting emotional pain
- To leave a mark on something by scratching it
B1Morescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMorescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Moresplatter
US /ˈsplætɚ/
UK /ˈsplætə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To throw drops of e.g. blood, on surface violently
C2Morestomach
US /ˈstʌmək/
UK /'stʌmək/
- Noun
- Place in the body where food is processed
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- to be able to accept something unpleasant
A2Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moresurgeon
US /ˈsɜrdʒən/
UK /'sɜ:dʒən/
- Countable Noun
- A doctor who performs surgery
B2Moretemperature
US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/
UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When you your body heat is above normal
- How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather
A2Morethoughtful
US /ˈθɔtfəl/
UK /ˈθɔ:tfl/
- Adjective
- Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
- Engaged in or characterized by careful thought
B1Moretick
US /tɪk/
UK /tɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To function properly or normally
- (Clock) to make light regular timed noise
- Countable Noun
- Small blood-sucking insect that lives on the skin
- Written mark to show something is correct or done
B1Moretraitor
US /ˈtretɚ/
UK /ˈtreɪtə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who betrays your country or someone's trust
B2Morevalid
US /ˈvælɪd/
UK /'vælɪd/
- Adjective
- Being in effect or in force, often legally
- Reasonable; based on sound assumptions
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- coming over: To change sides in a discussion
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- red handed: Caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
- in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- dude: Form of address for a man
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- tick: To function properly or normally
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- apology: Saying you are sorry about something
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- penny: Person's name
- grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
- rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
- ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
- traitor: Person who betrays your country or someone's trust
- splatter: To throw drops of e.g. blood, on surface violently
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
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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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