battle
US /ˈbætl/
UK /'bætl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Military fight between armies
- Working hard to stop something; struggle
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fight or struggle against someone or something
- To work hard to stop something; struggle
A2Morebland
US /blænd/
UK /blænd/
- Adjective
- Plain; flavorless; dull
B1TOEICMorecontinuation
US /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
UK /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of going on without stopping or pausing
A2Moredirector
US /dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ-/
UK /də'rektə(r)/
- Noun
- Senior person who manages part of an organization
- Person who controls the acting in a movie or play
A2TOEICMoredumb
US /dʌm/
UK /dʌm/
- Adjective
- Senseless; stupid
B1Moreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMoreepic
US /ˈɛpɪk/
UK /'epɪk/
- Adjective
- Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- Noun
- A long story, often about many people and events
B2Moreepisode
US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/
UK /'epɪsəʊd/
- Noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
B1TOEICMoreexpression
US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
UK /ɪk'spreʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- Group of words that have a specific meaning
A2TOEICMorefiller
US /ˈfɪlɚ/
UK /ˈfɪlə(r)/
- Noun
- Material added to fill a hole
A2Morefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Moregay
US /ɡeɪ/
UK /geɪ/
- Adjective
- Happy and bright
- Attracted to the same sex; homosexual; lesbian
- Noun
- Person attracted to someone of the same sex
B1Morehandle
US /ˈhændl/
UK /'hændl/
- Transitive Verb
- To cope with or take responsibility for
- To control a machine, car etc.
- Countable Noun
- The part of a door you hold to open it
- Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
A2TOEICMorehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Morehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMoreimpact
US /ˈɪmˌpækt/
UK /'ɪmpækt/
- Noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
- To have a strong effect on someone or something.
A2TOEICMorekiss
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
A2Morelazy
US /ˈlezi/
UK /ˈleɪzi/
- Adjective
- Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
A2Moreminor
US /ˈmaɪnɚ/
UK /'maɪnə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- An interval a half tone smaller than its major
- Noun
- Subject studied in college, but not the main one
- Someone too young to be legally responsible
B1Moreold school
US /old skul/
UK /əuld sku:l/
- Adjective
- Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- Referring to an earlier, more traditional style of music, especially hip-hop or rap.
- Noun
- A traditional method or approach.
B1Morepad
US /pæd/
UK /pæd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- Soft section on the bottom of some animals' feet
- Transitive Verb
- To put soft material in to provide comfort
- To take money dishonestly by adding extra charges
B1TOEICMorepointless
US /ˈpɔɪntlɪs/
UK /'pɔɪntləs/
- Adjective
- Being without a purpose or meaning
B1Moreprepare yourself
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get yourself ready for something.
A2Moreprevious
US /ˈpriviəs/
UK /ˈpri:viəs/
- Adjective
- Existing or happening before the present time
- Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
- Noun
- A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
A2TOEICMorerefuse
US /ˈrefjus/
UK /rɪ'fju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To not accept, allow, or give something
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage, waste
A2TOEICMoresaga
US /ˈsɑɡə/
UK /ˈsɑ:gə/
- Countable Noun
- Description of events occurring over a long period
B2Morescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMoresex
US /sɛks/
UK /seks/
- Noun
- State of being male or female
- Physical activity by which we produce babies
A2Moretent
US /tɛnt/
UK /tent/
- Countable Noun
- Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
- Intransitive Verb
- To live by camping outdoors in a cloth structure
B1Moreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMorethird wheel
US /θə:d hwil/
UK /θɜ:d hwi:l/
- Noun
- A person who is present during an activity or outing meant for two people, especially a romantic date, thus feeling unwanted or out of place.
- Intransitive Verb
- To be a third wheel; to be present during an activity or outing of a couple, often feeling awkward or unnecessary.
A2Moretrivia
US /ˈtrɪviə/
UK /ˈtrɪviə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Information that is worthless and has no value
B2Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Morewheel
US /wi:l/
UK /wi:l/
- Noun
- Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something which has wheels or is on wheels
- To turn or cause to turn something in a circle
A2More
Vocabulary
- third wheel: A person who is present during an activity or outing meant for two people, especially a romantic date, thus feeling unwanted or out of place.
- prepare yourself: To get yourself ready for something.
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- movie: Motion picture; film
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- running: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- hot: Angry or excited
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- bed: Flat bottom surface of a lake, ocean etc.
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- forget: To not remember something
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- close: Almost; near
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- filler: Material added to fill a hole
- marrying: To become the husband or wife of someone
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- final: Last game in a series in a competition
- sell: To exchange something for money
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- standing: To be a candidate in an election
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- history: Established pattern or record
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
- tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
- gay: Happy and bright
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- sex: State of being male or female
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- battle: Military fight between armies
- voice: Ability to sing well
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- bland: Plain; flavorless; dull
- trivia: Information that is worthless and has no value
- continuation: Act of going on without stopping or pausing
- saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
- pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
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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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