artist
US /ˈɑrtɪst/
UK /ˈɑ:tɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
A2Morebacon
US /ˈbekən/
UK /ˈbeɪkən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Salted meat from a pig
B1Morebear
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
A2Morechannel
US /ˈtʃænəl/
UK /'tʃænl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- TV or radio station or its programs
- Transitive Verb
- To dig a long hole for carrying water
- To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
B1Morecowboy
US /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
UK /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
B2Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Moreencourage
US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/
UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To increase the chance of something happening
- To make someone more determined or confident
A2TOEICMoreexcuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
A2Moreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMorefence
US /fɛns/
UK /fens/
- Countable Noun
- Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
- The sport of fighting with swords, especially foils, épées, or sabres.
- Transitive Verb
- To enclose an area (with a wall or boundary)
B1TOEICMorefreak
US /friːk/
UK /friːk/
- Adjective
- (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- Noun
- A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
- A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
B2Moregood thing going
US
UK
- Noun
- A successful or advantageous situation or activity.
- A positive and mutually beneficial relationship.
A1Morehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMorehungry
US /ˈhʌŋɡri/
UK /ˈhʌŋgri/
- Adjective
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
B2Morein real life
US /ɪn ˈriəl laɪf/
UK /in riəl laif/
- Phrase
- In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- Actually; genuinely; not made up or fictional.
A2Moreinvite
US /ɪnˈvaɪt/
UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- Noun
- An invitation
A2TOEICMorejerk
US /dʒɚk/
UK /dʒɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone you think is an idiot
- Sudden sharp movement; tug
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move suddenly and violently; tug
C2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morekoala
US /koʊˈɑ:lə/
UK /kəʊˈɑ:lə/
- Noun
- Small tree-living Australian grey animal
C2Moreleftover
US /ˈlɛftˌovɚ/
UK /ˈleftəʊvə(r)/
- Adjective
- (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
C2Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moremakeup
US /ˈmekˌʌp/
UK /'meɪkʌp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- The way in which something is formed or composed.
- Transitive Verb
- To invent or fabricate something.
- To compensate for something.
B2Moreon the internet
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located or available on the internet.
- Using the internet as a medium or platform.
A1Moreother than
US
UK
- Preposition
- Except for; apart from.
- Conjunction
- Different from.
A1Morepat
US /pæt/
UK /pæt/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or touch lightly
B1Morepig
US /pɪɡ/
UK /pɪg/
- Countable Noun
- Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- Greedy person
B1Morepornography
US /pɔ:rˈnɑ:grəfi/
UK /pɔ:ˈnɒgrəfi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Pictures or stories that stimulate sexual desire
C1Morereact
US /riˈækt/
UK /rɪ'ækt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To change when mixing with other chemicals
- To behave or make a change in a particular way
A2Morerealistic
US /ˌriəˈlɪstɪk/
UK /ˌri:əˈlɪstɪk/
- Adjective
- Looks or appears real; like things really are
- Having or showing a practical awareness of things as they are
A2Moreregular
US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/
UK /ˈregjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- Occurring or being done frequently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Customers who frequently visit a place
- Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
A2TOEICMoreridiculous
US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
- Adjective
- Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
A2Moreright back
US /raɪt bæk/
UK /rait bæk/
- Interjection
- Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- Adverb
- Immediately; very soon after going.
A1Moretransform
US /trænsˈfɔrm/
UK /træns'fɔ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To change the shape completely in a good way
- To convert from one form or substance into another.
C2Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Moreturn into
US /tɚn ˈɪntu/
UK /tə:n ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change to become something else
- To change your direction to go into a place
A1Moreugly
US /ˈʌɡli/
UK /ˈʌgli/
- Adjective
- (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
- Unpleasant to look at; not attractive
B1More
Vocabulary
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- good thing going: A successful or advantageous situation or activity.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- piece: A counter in a board game
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- pornography: Pictures or stories that stimulate sexual desire
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
- pat: Person's name
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- truth: Real facts about something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- live: To be alive
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- kid: Child or young person
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- bacon: Salted meat from a pig
- ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
- koala: Small tree-living Australian grey animal
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
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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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