baby
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
A2Moreflex
US /flɛks/
UK /fleks/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
B2Moregimme
US /ˈɡɪmi/
UK /ˈgɪmi/
- Transitive Verb
- Shortened form of 'give me'
B2Moreimpress
US /ɪmˈprɛs/
UK /ɪm'pres/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an emotional impact upon
- To press into a soft material to make a pattern
- Noun
- A mark or design made by stamping.
A2TOEICMorein the spotlight
US
UK
- Phrase
- Receiving a lot of public attention; at the center of attention.
- Subject to intense public scrutiny or examination.
A1Morepulse
US /pʌls/
UK /pʌls/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular beating of a heart
- A single vibration or short burst of sound, light, electricity, or other energy.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To beat in a rhythm
- To emit or produce in pulses.
B1Moreshy
US /ʃaɪ/
UK /ʃaɪ/
- Adjective
- Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- Being less than the full or expected amount
- Intransitive Verb
- To move away due to nervousness
A2Morespotlight
US /ˈspɑ:tlaɪt/
UK /ˈspɒtlaɪt/
- Noun
- Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
- Transitive Verb
- To highlight or put attention on something
C1Moreworth
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.
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the spotlight: Receiving a lot of public attention; at the center of attention.
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- pulse: Regular beating of a heart
- flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
- write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- love: Person's name
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- style: The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- bed: Flat bottom surface of a lake, ocean etc.
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- gimme: Shortened form of 'give me'
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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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