bacon
US /ˈbekən/
UK /ˈbeɪkən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Salted meat from a pig
B1Morebutt
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.
B2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Morecorrectly
US /kəˈrɛktlɪ/
UK /kə'rektlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an accurate or correct manner
A2Morecrispy
US /ˈkrɪspi/
UK /'krɪspɪ/
- Adjective
- Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
C1Morecrush
US /krʌʃ/
UK /krʌʃ/
- Noun
- Strong attraction to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To break something into small pieces by pressing
- To defeat someone or something (in a game)
B1TOEICMorecrush on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
C2Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Morediet
US /ˈdaɪɪt/
UK /'daɪət/
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plan of eating to reduce weight or improve health
- The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
A2TOEICMoreduck
US /dʌk/
UK /dʌk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid doing something that is difficult
- To lower your head to avoid hitting something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Common type of water bird
B1Moreembarrass
US /ɛmˈbærəs/
UK /ɪm'bærəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ashamed
A2Morefantastic
US /fænˈtæstɪk/
UK /fænˈtæstɪk/
- Adjective
- Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- Very large, fast or great
A2Morehang
US /hæŋ/
UK /hæŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- Intransitive Verb
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
A2Moreinfo
US /ˈɪnfoʊ/
UK /ˈɪnfəʊ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Shortened form of the word 'information'
B2Morejunior
US /ˈdʒunjɚ/
UK /ˈdʒu:niə(r)/
- Noun
- Student in third year
- Adjective
- Someone lower in rank
- Concerning young people
A2Moremascara
US /mæˈskærə/
UK /mæ'skɑ:rə/
- Noun
- Makeup for making eyelashes look darker/longer
C1Moremirror
US /ˈmɪrɚ/
UK /'mɪrə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- An accurate impression or picture of something
- Transitive Verb
- To reflect (an image)
- To have similar qualities to something else
A2Moreonline
US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/
UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/
- Adjective
- Connected to the internet
- Adverb
- Via the internet.
B1Moreonline shopping
US
UK
- Noun
- The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
A2Moreremind
US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
UK /rɪ'maɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2TOEICMoreruin
US /ˈruɪn/
UK /'ru:ɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage or completely destroy something
- To cause someone to lose their money or status
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Remains of a building that has been destroyed
- The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
B1Moresalad
US /ˈsæləd/
UK /ˈsæləd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
A2Morescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Moreshare
US /ʃɛr/
UK /ʃeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
A2TOEICMoresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Morespell
US /spɛl/
UK /spel/
- Transitive Verb
- To lead to future trouble
- To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
- Period of time; time when an action is being done
A2Moresupervisor
US /ˈsjupɚˌvaɪzɚ/
UK /ˈsu:pəvaɪzə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone in charge of a task, place, or person
B1TOEICMoreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoretab
US /tæb/
UK /tæb/
- Transitive Verb
- To press the tab key on a keyboard
- Noun
- Formatting space in a word processing document
- Keyboard key to format space in a document
C2Moretail
US /tel/
UK /teɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- Noun
- Back or last part of something e.g. shirt
A2More
Vocabulary
- online shopping: The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
- crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- mascara: Makeup for making eyelashes look darker/longer
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- supervisor: Someone in charge of a task, place, or person
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
- tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
- bacon: Salted meat from a pig
- salad: Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
- online: Connected to the internet
- junior: Student in third year
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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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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