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
A2Morebeg
US /bɛɡ/
UK /beg/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
B1Morecomply
US /kəmˈplaɪ/
UK /kəmˈplaɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
B2Moregutter
US /ˈɡʌtɚ/
UK /'ɡʌtə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
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
A2Morelone
US /lon/
UK /ləʊn/
- Adjective
- Being alone or the only one; single
B2Moreown up
US /on ʌp/
UK /əun ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To admit that you did something wrong
A1Morepride
US /praɪd/
UK /praɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sense of your own importance and worth
- A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you or people connected with you have done something well.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be proud of something you did
A2Morequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
B1Morerecall
US /rɪˈkɔl/
UK /rɪˈkɔ:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- Act of remembering events or details of the past
- Transitive Verb
- (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
- To remember events or details of the past
A2Morerecover
US /rɪ'kʌvər/
UK /rɪ'kʌvə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
A2TOEICMorerewind
US /riˈwaɪnd/
UK /ˌri:ˈwaɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something go backwards
C1Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Morestick with
US /stɪk wɪð/
UK /stik wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- To continue doing or using something; to persevere.
A1Morestranger
US /ˈstrendʒɚ/
UK /'streɪndʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone you do not know
A2Moreswallow
US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/
UK /'swɒləʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To believe (something that is not true)
- To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
- Countable Noun
- Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
A2Morethink twice
US /θɪŋk twaɪs/
UK /θiŋk twais/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To consider something carefully before doing it, especially because it could have negative consequences.
A1Moreto let
US /tu lɛt/
UK /tu let/
- Preposition
- Indicates that a property is available for rent.
A2Moretwisting
US /twɪstɪŋ/
UK /twɪstɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To turn something in a circular direction
- To bend something into a particular shape
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
A2Morevoid
US /vɔɪd/
UK /vɔɪd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- Noun
- Empty space; empty place
B2More
Vocabulary
- think twice: To consider something carefully before doing it, especially because it could have negative consequences.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- own up: To admit that you did something wrong
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- rewind: To make something go backwards
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- leave: To go away from; depart
- recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- fill: To make something full
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- quit: To leave a job
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- shut: To stop being open for business
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- gutter: Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- lone: Being alone or the only one; single
- twisting: To turn something in a circular direction
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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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