bottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMoreceiling
US /ˈsilɪŋ/
UK /ˈsi:lɪŋ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Top part of a room above your head
- Greatest level that is allowed; limit
- Transitive Verb
- To round a number up to the nearest integer
- To provide a room with a ceiling.
A2Moredive
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
B1Morein the dark
US /ɪn ði dɑrk/
UK /in ðə dɑ:k/
- Adjective
- Uninformed about something; unaware.
- Phrase
- In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
- In a place with little or no light.
A1Morestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
- deep: Complex and important
- burn: To destroy with fire
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- close: Almost; near
- dark: Of a color that is not light
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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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