at first sight
US /æt fɚst saɪt/
UK /æt fə:st sait/
- Phrase
- Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
A1Morebaby
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
B1Moreborrow
US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/
UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and later return something from another
- To carry one number to another column when adding
A2TOEICMorechase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Moreforesight
US /ˈfɔrˌsaɪt, ˈfor-/
UK /ˈfɔ:saɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Prudence or ability to foresee future happenings
B2Morekiss
US /kɪs/
UK /kɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To touch something in a light or gentle way
- To put your lips against another's to show love
A2Moreskin
US /skɪn/
UK /skɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- Noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
A2Moresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Morestare
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
A2Moretrade
US /treid/
UK /treɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- Transitive Verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- at first sight: Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- bad: Not good; wrong
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- Miss: To be absent
- call: A order or request for action
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- borrow: To take and later return something from another
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- threw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- foresight: Prudence or ability to foresee future happenings
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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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