alien
US /ˈeliən,ˈeljən/
UK /'eɪlɪən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Foreigner; a person not from this place
- Person or creature from a planet other than Earth
- Adjective
- Being foreign, different or unfamiliar
B1Moreextract
US /ɪkˈstrækt/
UK /'ekstrækt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- Part taken from a longer written work
- Transitive Verb
- To get a substance out of a plant, etc.
- To get a person to share secret information
B1TOEICMorefine
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
A2TOEICMoreguard
US /ɡɑrd/
UK /ɡɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep watch over something to protect it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
- A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
A2Moreharvesting
US /'hɑ:vɪstɪŋ/
UK /'hɑ:vɪstɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- Noun
- The act of obtaining or collecting something.
B1Moremessage
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
UK /'mesɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- Piece of information that is told/given to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To communicate using text
A2TOEICMoremonk
US /mʌŋk/
UK /mʌŋk/
- Countable Noun
- Man belonging to religious group that live simply
B2Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
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Vocabulary
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- click: To work well with someone or something
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- realise: To become aware of or understand mentally
- come: To arrive at a place
- live: To be alive
- plane: An airplane
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- dead: Not alive
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- monk: Man belonging to religious group that live simply
- harvesting: To gather ripe crops in from the fields
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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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Doctor Who: "The Bells of Saint John" - Alternate BBC One Trailer (HD)
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