ache
US /ek/
UK /eɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To want something very badly
- To feel a weak but constant pain in your body
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A pain in your body that is weak, but constant
A2Morearchitect
US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛkt/
UK /ˈɑ:kɪtekt/
- Noun
- Person who designs and advises on buildings
B1Moreawake
US /əˈwek/
UK /əˈweɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
- Adjective
- Not asleep; up; alert
A2Morebull
US /bʊl/
UK /bʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
- Uncountable Noun
- Nonsense; untrue or foolish statements
B1Morechallenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Moreclockwise
US /ˈklɑkˌwaɪz/
UK /ˈklɒkwaɪz/
- Adjective
- In the same direction as a clock's hands
B1Morecrank
US /kræŋk/
UK /kræŋk/
- Noun
- Device for turning
B2Morecreative
US /kriˈetɪv/
UK /krɪ'eɪtɪv/
- Adjective
- Having the ability to make something new
- Having the ability to create; imaginative and original.
- Noun
- A person whose job involves creative work.
A2Moredaily grind
US /ˈdeli ɡraɪnd/
UK /ˈdeili ɡraind/
- Phrase
B2Moredeal with
US /dil wɪð/
UK /di:l wið/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To buy or sell goods or services.
- Phrasal Verb
- To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
- To be about; concern.
A1Moredespise
US /dɪˈspaɪz/
UK /dɪ'spaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
B2Moredevour
US /dɪˈvaʊr/
UK /dɪˈvaʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat quickly and hungrily
B2Moredope
US /doʊp/
UK /dəʊp/
- Noun
- Someone you think it stupid or a fool
B2Moreenvelope
US /ˈenvəloʊp/
UK /ˈenvələʊp/
- Countable Noun
- Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
- A container for data in computing.
B1Moreespresso
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong black coffee made using steam pressure
C1Moreflair
US /fler/
UK /fleə(r)/
- Noun
- Natural ability to do something well
B2TOEICMoreformula
US /ˈfɔrmjələ/
UK /'fɔ:mjələ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A mathematical or scientific rule
- Plan, rule or method for doing or making something
A2TOEICMorefrank
US /fræŋk/
UK /fræŋk/
- Proper Noun
- Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To stamp envelopes for posting
B2TOEICMorefunction
US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
UK /'fʌŋkʃn/
- Noun
- Social event, or party such as a wedding
- Mathematical operation used in calculations
- Intransitive Verb
- To serve a certain purpose or role
- To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
A2TOEICMoregraduate
US /ˈɡrædʒuˌet/
UK /'ɡrædʒʊət/
- Adjective
- Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- Relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get a degree from school, college, university
- To move up from a position to a higher, better one
A2TOEICMoregraduate from
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To successfully complete a course of study at a university, college, or school.
grind
US /ɡraɪnd/
UK /ɡraɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard work or effort
B2Morelawn
US /lɔn/
UK /lɔ:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
- Ground on which grass grows, as in a garden
B1Morelord
US /lɔrd/
UK /lɔ:d/
- Noun
- (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- Man with power and authority; a nobleman
- Intransitive Verb
- To act as though you can tell people what to do
A2Moremaintain
US /menˈten/
UK /meɪn'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep saying something a certain way
- To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
A2TOEICMoremaster
US /ˈmæstɚ/
UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To gain control over something
- To learn to do something very well
- Adjective
- Being very skilled at doing something
- Being the main or most important thing or part
A2Moremillion dollar
US
UK
- Adjective
- Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
possibility
US /ˌpɑsəˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Something with a chance of happening or being true
A2TOEICMoreprivacy
US /ˈpraɪvəsi/
UK /ˈprɪvəsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being hidden from the presence of others
B2TOEICMorepush the envelope
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To go beyond the limits of what is normally done; to innovate.
A2Moreshoot
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
A2Morespec
US /spɛk/
UK /spek/
- Noun
- Detailed description of design criteria
B1Morestare
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
A2Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Morestomach
US /ˈstʌmək/
UK /'stʌmək/
- Noun
- Place in the body where food is processed
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- to be able to accept something unpleasant
A2Moreswirl
US /swɜrl/
UK /swɜ:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
B1Moretranquility
US /træŋˈkwɪlətɪ/
UK /træŋ'kwɪlɪtɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Absence of stress, noise or movement; serenity
C2Moretriangle
US /ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/
UK /ˈtraɪæŋgl/
- Noun
- Three people connected with each in a relationship
- A three-sided piece of metal used in orchestras
B1TOEICMoreyacht
US /jɑ:t/
UK /jɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Large expensive boat
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel or race in a yacht.
B1More
Vocabulary
- daily grind
- graduate from: To successfully complete a course of study at a university, college, or school.
- push the envelope: To go beyond the limits of what is normally done; to innovate.
- deal with
- million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
- tranquility: Absence of stress, noise or movement; serenity
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- master: To gain control over something
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
- creative: Having the ability to make something new
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- dope: Someone you think it stupid or a fool
- ache: To want something very badly
- point: An item to be discussed
- swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
- graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- daily: Happening every day
- possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- yacht: Large expensive boat
- crank: Device for turning
- flair: Natural ability to do something well
- espresso: Strong black coffee made using steam pressure
- bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
- triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
- clockwise: In the same direction as a clock's hands
- spec: Detailed description of design criteria
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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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