addict
US /əˈdɪkt/
UK /ˈædɪkt/
- Noun
- Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
B1Morealibi
US /ˈæləˌbaɪ/
UK /ˈæləbaɪ/
- Noun
- Proof you were somewhere else at time of a crime
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To offer an excuse or justification.
B2Moreassume
US /əˈsum/
UK /ə'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a false manner to mislead others
- To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
A2TOEICMorebaby
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
A2Morebeach
US /bitʃ/
UK /bi:tʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of an animal or boat) to get stuck on a shore
A2Morebitch
US /bɪtʃ/
UK /bɪtʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To aggressively complain about something
- Countable Noun
- Female dog
- Offensive term for a female
B2Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morebode
US /boʊd/
UK /bəʊd/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be an omen for (good or bad events)
C1Moreghost
US /goʊst/
UK /gəʊst/
- Transitive Verb
- To write a book on behalf of another person
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
- Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
B1Moregoose
US /ɡus/
UK /gu:s/
- Countable Noun
- Large water bird related to a duck
- Someone you think is silly or foolish
- Transitive Verb
- To touch someone on their bottom
B2Morekiss
US /kɪs/
UK /kɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To touch something in a light or gentle way
- To put your lips against another's to show love
A2Moremedication
US /ˌmɛdɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
B2Moreon the beach
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
A1Morepatient
US /ˈpeʃənt/
UK /'peɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
- Countable Noun
- Person who receives medical treatment or care
A2Moreslay
US /sle/
UK /sleɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill violently
B2TOEICMoretongue
US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
- Noun
- Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
- Transitive Verb
- To using your mouth to produce musical notes
- To use your mouth to touch something
A2Moreyen
US /jɛn/
UK /jen/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Currency used in Japan
B1More
Vocabulary
- on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- blow: To move something using air
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- call: A order or request for action
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- long: Person's name
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- goose: Large water bird related to a duck
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- bode: To be an omen for (good or bad events)
- slay: To kill violently
- alibi: Proof you were somewhere else at time of a crime
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
- yen: Currency used in Japan
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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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