awesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorecrack
US /kræk/
UK /kræk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- Unexpected and hard hit to the body
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
B1Moredialogue
US /ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ, -ˌlɑɡ/
UK /'daɪəlɒɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Conversation between two or more individuals
- A discussion or series of discussions between people or groups, especially ones aimed at resolving a problem.
B1Morefare
US /fer/
UK /feə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- Food of a particular type.
- Intransitive Verb
- To perform well or poorly
- To succeed or manage in a particular situation.
B1TOEICMoregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morehit the books
US
UK
- Idiom
- To study very hard.
A1Morepat
US /pæt/
UK /pæt/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or touch lightly
B1Morerough
US /rʌf/
UK /rʌf/
- Adjective
- Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
- Adverb
- In a manner that is difficult, or violent
A2Moreslang
US /slæŋ/
UK /slæŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Words or phrases used in a very informal way
B1Morestandard
US /ˈstændəd/
UK /'stændəd/
- Noun
- Official unit of measuring something
- Principle of behaving in a moral way
- Adjective
- Being the accepted normal level of quality
- (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
A2TOEICMoreweekend
US /ˈwi:kend/
UK /ˌwi:kˈend/
- Noun
- Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
A2More
Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- hit the books: To study very hard.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- pat: Person's name
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- talk: Style of speaking
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- poorly: Badly; not enough; not sufficient
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
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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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