actual
US /ˈæktʃuəl/
UK /ˈæktʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- Current; existing at the present time.
A2TOEICMoreanalyzes
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To study carefully to find out the meaning of
B1Morebreakthrough
US /ˈbrekˌθru/
UK /'breɪkθru:/
- Countable Noun
- Important discovery in doing something difficult
B2TOEICMorebutt
US /bʌt/
UK /bʌt/
- Noun
- (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share a boundary by being next to
- To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
B2Morecage
US /kedʒ/
UK /keɪdʒ/
- Countable Noun
- Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
- Transitive Verb
- To put (an animal) in a box made of metal bars
B1Morecamera
US /ˈkæmərə, ˈkæmrə/
UK /'kæmərə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- The art or activity of taking photographs or filming.
A2Moreconcern
US /kənˈsɚn/
UK /kənˈsɜ:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
A2TOEICMoredepth
US /dɛpθ/
UK /depθ/
- Noun
- Distance below a surface
A2Moreface off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To oppose one another (often in sports)
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To confront or compete against someone in a direct contest.
- To participate in a faceoff in ice hockey.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morelegitimate
US /ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt/
UK /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət/
- Adjective
- Being born to legally married parents
- Being reasonable and sound
- Transitive Verb
- To make acceptable and sound
B2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremapping
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To draw a diagram to show the geography of an area
- To find points of similarity between things
A2Moremaximum
US /ˈmæksəməm/
UK /ˈmæksɪməm/
- Noun
- Largest or highest number or amount of something
A2TOEICMorephone
US /foʊn/
UK /fəʊn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk to someone using a telephone
- Noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
A2TOEICMorerecognize
US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept the truth or reality of something
- To consider something as important or special
A2TOEICMorerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMorescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
- have to: Must do
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- require: To demand that someone does something
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- depth: Distance below a surface
- breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- maximum: Largest or highest number or amount of something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- live: To be alive
- cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
- software: Computer applications and systems
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- call: A order or request for action
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- mapping: To draw a diagram to show the geography of an area
- analyzes: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
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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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Consumers Have Questions About Apple's Facial Recognition Software - CONAN on TBS
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