allied
US /əˈlaɪd,ˈælˌaɪd/
UK /'ælaɪd/
- Adjective
- Related by a common purpose or characteristic
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To join a group to offer or receive support
B1Morebaron
US /ˈbærən/
UK /'bærən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very influential, powerful person in a business
- Person of rank in British and European nobility
B2Morebloody
US /ˈblʌdi/
UK /'blʌdɪ/
- Adjective
- Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- A word used when swearing or cursing
C2Morecommand
US /kəˈmænd/
UK /kə'mɑ:nd/
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to see far from a certain location
- To give an order; have control over others
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Electronic order to a computer to do something
- An order to control things or others
A2Moreenemy
US /ˈɛnəmi/
UK /ˈenəmi/
- Noun
- Something that stops you doing what you want
- Group, or people, you are opposed to
A2Morefiercely
US /ˈfɪrslɪ/
UK /fɪəslɪ/
- Adverb
- In an emotionally violent manner
B1Morefoe
US /foʊ/
UK /fəʊ/
- Noun
- (Literary) an enemy
B2Morehero
US /ˈhɪroʊ/
UK /ˈhɪərəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- Main male character in a book, play or story
A2Morehost
US /host/
UK /həʊst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mass; a great number
- Person who entertains guests
- Transitive Verb
- To be the sponsor of an event, e.g. the Olympics
- To lead or start a party, program, or other event
A2TOEICMoremerry
US /ˈmɛri/
UK /'merɪ/
- Adjective
- Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
- Causing happiness or joy
B1Morepeace
US /pis/
UK /pi:s/
- Uncountable Noun
- Calm and quiet state
- Time when there is no war or fighting
A2TOEICMorereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMoreroar
US /rɔr, ror/
UK /rɔ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
- To shout using a loud deep powerful voice
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A very loud, deep or hearty laugh
- A very loud deep powerful shout
B1Moresearch
US /sɜ:rtʃ/
UK /sɜ:tʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
A2TOEICMoreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2Morespy
US /spaɪ/
UK /spaɪ/
- Noun
- Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to get secrets about an enemy country
- To secretly watch someone or something
B1TOEICMoretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMoretoast
US /tost/
UK /təʊst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- An expression of goodwill or honor made by drinking to someone or something.
- Transitive Verb
- To grill bread to make it brown and crisp
- To make pleasantly warm.
B1Moretrigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
B1Morevillage
US /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
UK /'vɪlɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Small town in the country
- A close-knit community or group of people.
A2Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- command: To be able to see far from a certain location
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- host: Mass; a great number
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- village: Small town in the country
- land: Region or country
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
- fiercely: In an emotionally violent manner
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- foe: (Literary) an enemy
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- call: A order or request for action
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- peace: Calm and quiet state
- bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
- ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- allied: Related by a common purpose or characteristic
- merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
- hero: Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- baron: Very influential, powerful person in a business
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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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