abbey
US /ˈæbi/
UK /'æbɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Religious building in a Christian community
- A church associated with a monastery or convent.
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B1Morearch
US /ɑ:rtʃ/
UK /ɑ:tʃ/
- Noun
- Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
- Adjective
- Chief; the most important or typical (of a type)
B1Morearray
US /ə'reɪ/
UK /əˈreɪ/
- Noun
- A regular order or arrangement of things
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange things in a regular order
B2TOEICMoreattract
US /əˈtrækt/
UK /ə'trækt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something move closer using magnetic force
- To make someone notice and become interested in
A2TOEICMorebusy streets
US
UK
- Phrase
- Streets filled with a lot of activity, traffic, and people.
A1Morecelebrate
US /ˈsɛləˌbret/
UK /'selɪbreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
A2Morecentral
US /ˈsɛntrəl/
UK /'sentrəl/
- Adjective
- Being in the middle
- Most significant or important
- Noun
- The central part of a country or region.
A2Morechilly
US /ˈtʃɪli/
UK /'tʃɪlɪ/
- Adjective
- Slightly cold
- Cold; unfeeling; lacking in warmth
B1Moreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
A2Moreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Morehunting
US /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
UK /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
- To look for very carefully; search for
- Uncountable Noun
- The act of search for animals to kill them
A2Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Morelake
US /lek/
UK /leɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large area of water surrounded by land
A2Morelocate
US /ˈloˌket,loˈket/
UK /ləʊ'keɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To find exactly where something is positioned
- To put something in a new place
A2TOEICMoremall
US /mɔl, mæl/
UK /mɔ:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large public area often covered with grass
- Large shopping center with many individual stores
B2TOEICMoremidnight
US /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
UK /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
- Noun
- 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
B1Morenearby
US /ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/
UK /ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/
- Adjective
- Close to where you are
- Adverb
- Not far away; close
A2TOEICMorenorthern
US
UK
- Adjective
- In or toward the north
- Coming from the north.
- Noun
- A person who comes from the north.
- The Aurora Borealis.
B1Morepalace
US /ˈpælɪs/
UK /ˈpæləs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
- The center of government or royal power.
B1Moreplenty
US /ˈplɛnti/
UK /'plentɪ/
- Pronoun
- When there is not too little of something; a lot
- Uncountable Noun
- A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
- A lot of something
A2Moreroyal
US /ˈrɔɪəl/
UK /'rɔɪəl/
- Adjective
- Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
- Concerning a king or queen
- Noun
- A member of a royal family.
A2Moresprawl
US /sprɔl/
UK /sprɔ:l/
- Intransitive Verb
- To spread out in an uncontrolled way
B2Morestroll
US /strol/
UK /strəʊl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
B2Moresunshine
US /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/
UK /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
- Rays of light coming from the sun
A2Moretil
US /tɪl/
UK /til,ti:l/
- Adverb
- Until
B2Morevast
US /væst/
UK /vɑ:st/
- Adjective
- Being very large in size or amount
A2TOEICMorewarm up
US /wɔːrm ʌp/
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
A1More
Vocabulary
- warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
- busy streets: Streets filled with a lot of activity, traffic, and people.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- array: A regular order or arrangement of things
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- central: Being in the middle
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- daily: Happening every day
- palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- great: Very good; better than before
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
- nearby: Close to where you are
- chilly: Slightly cold
- favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- locate: To find exactly where something is positioned
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- sprawl: To spread out in an uncontrolled way
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- northern: In or toward the north
- abbey: Religious building in a Christian community
- hunting: To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- til: Until
- sunshine: Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
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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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