annoying
US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone angry
- Adjective
- A little angry; upset
B1TOEICMoreass
US /æs/
UK /æs/
- Noun
- (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
C2Moredirect
US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- To show the way by conducting or leading
- Adverb
- Coming straight from something
A2TOEICMoredisappointed
US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
UK /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- Adjective
- Feeling you did not meet expectations
- Feeling let down by someone's actions or behavior.
B1Moreexpression
US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
UK /ɪk'spreʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- Group of words that have a specific meaning
A2TOEICMorefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
frank
US /fræŋk/
UK /fræŋk/
- Proper Noun
- Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To stamp envelopes for posting
B2TOEICMorefunniest
US
UK
- Adjective
- Causing the most laughter or amusement
B1Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMorein real life
US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/
UK /in riəl laif/
- Phrase
- In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
A2Moreinteractive
US /ˌɪntɚˈæktɪv/
UK /ˌɪntərˈæktɪv/
- Adjective
- Acting or influencing others
- Involving communication between people; allowing a user to respond to a computer.
A2Moreloud
US /laʊd/
UK /laʊd/
- Adjective
- Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- Making a lot of noise
A2Moremessage
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
UK /'mesɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- Piece of information that is told/given to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To communicate using text
A2TOEICMoreopinion
US /əˈpɪnjən/
UK /əˈpɪnjən/
- Noun
- Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- A person's thoughts on a topic
A2TOEICMorepee
US /pi/
UK /pi:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To urinate
B2Morepolite
US /pəˈlaɪt/
UK /pəˈlaɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing good manners or respect for other people
A2TOEICMorerhino
US /ˈraɪno/
UK /'raɪnəʊ/
- Noun
- Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
B2Moresake
US /sek/
UK /seɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Japanese rice wine
- Noun
- Interest or benefit of someone or something
A2Moreshake
US /ʃek/
UK /ʃeɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
- Countable Noun
- Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
A2Moreshorthand
US /ˈʃɔrtˌhænd/
UK /ˈʃɔ:thænd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Abbreviated writing; symbols used by secretary
B2Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Morespell
US /spɛl/
UK /spel/
- Transitive Verb
- To lead to future trouble
- To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
- Period of time; time when an action is being done
A2Moreswear
US /swɛr/
UK /sweə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To say bad or impolite words to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make a serious promise to do something
B1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2More
Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- annoying: To make someone angry
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- click: To work well with someone or something
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- shut: To stop being open for business
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- interactive: Acting or influencing others
- land: Region or country
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- come: To arrive at a place
- disappointed: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- pee: To urinate
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- shorthand: Abbreviated writing; symbols used by secretary
- rhino: Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
- funniest: Causing the most laughter or amusement
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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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