alien
US /ˈeliən,ˈeljən/
UK /'eɪlɪən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Foreigner; a person not from this place
- Person or creature from a planet other than Earth
- Adjective
- Being foreign, different or unfamiliar
B1Moreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorebless
US /blɛs/
UK /bles/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something holy by saying a special prayer
B1Moreblow
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
A2Morebounce
US /baʊns/
UK /baʊns/
- Uncountable Noun
- A person's energy or confidence
- Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
- Intransitive Verb
- To move around energetically, playfully
- (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
B1Morebreak it down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
A2Morebutton
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMoredamage
US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical harm that is done to something
- Transitive Verb
- To harm physically; to hurt or break something
- To harm the reputation of someone.
A2TOEICMoredemon
US /ˈdimən/
UK /'di:mən/
- Noun
- Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
B1Morediaper
US /ˈdaɪəpɚ, ˈdaɪpɚ/
UK /'daɪəpə(r)/
- Noun
- Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
- Transitive Verb
- To put a diaper on a baby.
- To decorate with a repeating pattern.
C1Moredna
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Chemical in living cells with genetic information
B2Moreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMorefade away
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To disappear slowly
A2Morefamiliar
US /fəˈmɪljɚ/
UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/
- Adjective
- Well-known or easily recognized
- Having a good knowledge of something.
- Noun
- A close friend or associate.
- (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
A2TOEICMorefloat
US /floʊt/
UK /fləʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To sell the shares of a company publicly
- To move slowly and easily through air
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object designed to stay on the surface of water
- Decorated truck used in a festival
B1Moreforeign
US /ˈfɔ:rən/
UK /ˈfɒrən/
- Adjective
- Being of a different place or country
- Strange; different from ones found at home
A2TOEICMoregalaxy
US /ˈɡæləksi/
UK /'ɡæləksɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of stars and planets in space
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheartbreak
US /ˈhɑ:rtbreɪk/
UK /ˈhɑ:tbreɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
- Overwhelming distress caused by the end of a romantic relationship or the loss of a loved one.
C1Morelook back
US /lʊk bæk/
UK /luk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To think about past events
A1Moremessed
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
B1Moremill
US /mɪl/
UK /mɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory for making flour, steel, etc.
- Kitchen tool used for grinding coffee, pepper etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To make grain into flour with a machine
- To grind into smaller pieces using a mill
A2Moremill about
US /mɪl əˈbaʊt/
UK /mɪl əˈbaʊt/
- other
- To move around without purpose in a group or area.
B2Moremoon
US /mun/
UK /mu:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To expose your buttocks as a joke
- Noun
- Round object circling the Earth at night
A2Moreon earth
US /ɑn ɚθ/
UK /ɔn ə:θ/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
A1Moreoutfit
US /ˈaʊtˌfɪt/
UK /'aʊtfɪt/
- Noun
- A set of clothing (with accessories)
- Transitive Verb
- To provide with clothing and other things
B2Moreoverflow
US /ˌovɚˈflo/
UK /ˌəʊvə'fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
- Noun
- Place where liquids flow over or out
- An excess of something; an amount beyond what can be held.
B2Moreping
US /pɪŋ/
UK /pɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
C1Moreplatinum
US /ˈplætnəm/
UK /ˈplætɪnəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very expensive silver-colored metal
- Adjective
- Made from the silver metal platinum
- Of a pale silvery-grey colour.
B2Morepong
US /pɔ:ŋ/
UK /pɒŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To smell badly
- Noun
- A very bad smell
C2Morerobot
US /ˈroʊbɑ:t/
UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- A person who acts in a mechanical or unemotional way.
B1Moreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMoretailor
US /ˈtelɚ/
UK /'teɪlə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
- Countable Noun
- Person who makes men's clothes by hand
B2TOEICMoretank
US /tæŋk/
UK /tæŋk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Container for holding liquid or gas
- Military vehicle that can go over rough areas
- Intransitive Verb
- To fail completely or badly
- To deliberately lose a game or contest
B1Moretuba
US /ˈtu:bə/
UK /ˈtju:bə/
- Noun
- Lowest brass wind instrument
C1Moreturn around
US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/
UK /tə:n əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change your body to the opposite direction
- To make something running badly into a success
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
- To improve or cause to improve.
A1Moreturnout
US /ˈtə:nˌaʊt/
UK /ˈtɜ:naʊt/
- Noun
- Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
C2Morewalk away
US /wɔk əˈwe/
UK /wɔ:k əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- To choose not to be involved in something.
A1Moreweekend
US /ˈwi:kend/
UK /ˌwi:kˈend/
- Noun
- Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
A2More
Vocabulary
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- look back: To think about past events
- have to: Must do
- mill about: To move around without purpose in a group or area.
- fade away: To disappear slowly
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- blow: To move something using air
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- demon: Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- mill: Factory for making flour, steel, etc.
- tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- messed: To make something untidy or dirty
- turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
- platinum: Very expensive silver-colored metal
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
- weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
- ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
- pong: To smell badly
- tuba: Lowest brass wind instrument
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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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