alarm
US /əˈlɑ:rm/
UK /əˈlɑ:m/
- Noun
- Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- an alarm clock
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone unpleasantly surprised
A2Morebare
US /bɛr/
UK /beə(r)/
- Adjective
- Lacking contents; empty
- Not having a covering; naked
- Transitive Verb
- To remove your clothes, hat etc.
A2Morebash
US /bæʃ/
UK /bæʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something; to criticize
B2Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebro
US /broʊ/
UK /brəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
B2Morebunch
US /bʌntʃ/
UK /bʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of things of the same kind
- A group of people.
- Transitive Verb
- To group people or things closely together
B1Moreeve
US /i:v/
UK /i:v/
- Noun
- The time just before something happens
- Day before a significant or special day
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B1Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregourmet
US /ˈgʊrmeɪ/
UK /ˈgʊəmeɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Person with a taste for good food and drink
- Adjective
- Of high quality and often expensive, relating to very good food and drink
- Relating to or preparing high-quality food
B1Moregrateful
US /ˈɡretfəl/
UK /ˈgreɪtfl/
- Adjective
- Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
B1TOEICMoreguest
US /ɡɛst/
UK /ɡest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant
- Adjective
- Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
- Provided for or used by a guest.
A2Morehanging out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Morehoo
US /hu:/
UK /hu:/
- Interjection
- Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
C1Moreinsane
US /ɪnˈsen/
UK /ɪnˈseɪn/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; crazy
- Being crazy or stupid
B2Morejolly
US /'dʒɑ:lɪ/
UK /'dʒɒlɪ/
- Adjective
- Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
B2Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moremath
US /mæθ/
UK /mæθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study or science of numbers and shapes
A2Moremotto
US /ˈmɑto/
UK /'mɒtəʊ/
- Noun
- Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
B2Morenah
US /nɑ:/
UK /nɑ:/
- Noun
- Way of saying 'No'
B2Moreneat
US /nit/
UK /ni:t/
- Adjective
- That you approve of; cool
- (Of alcohol) not weakened with water or a mixer
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon schedule
US
UK
- Phrase
- According to the timetable; not delayed.
- Adjective
- Planned or expected to happen at a particular time.
B2Moreother than
US
UK
- Preposition
- Except for; apart from.
- Conjunction
- Different from.
A1Morepuppy
US /ˈpʌpi/
UK /ˈpʌpi/
- Countable Noun
- Very young dog (and some other animals)
B1Moreschedule
US /ˈskedʒu:l/
UK /ˈʃedju:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- Transitive Verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
A2TOEICMoresit around
US /sit əˈraʊnd/
UK /sit əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
A1Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreswag
US /swæɡ/
UK /swæg/
- Noun
- Australian sack/bundle containing your possessions
C1Morethink twice
US /θɪŋk twaɪs/
UK /θiŋk twais/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To consider something carefully before doing it, especially because it could have negative consequences.
A1Morevegan
US /ˈviɡən, ˈvɛdʒən/
UK /ˈvi:gən/
- Noun
- Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
C1Morewhoo
US
UK
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are surprised
C2Morewoo
US /wu/
UK /wu:/
- Transitive Verb
- (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- To attempt to persuade to do something
C2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- think twice: To consider something carefully before doing it, especially because it could have negative consequences.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- on schedule: According to the timetable; not delayed.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- neat: That you approve of; cool
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- gourmet: Person with a taste for good food and drink
- bare: Lacking contents; empty
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- bash: To hit something; to criticize
- great: Very good; better than before
- jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
- motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- come: To arrive at a place
- guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- swag: Australian sack/bundle containing your possessions
- puppy: Very young dog (and some other animals)
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
- eve: The time just before something happens
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
- hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
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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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