attention
US /əˈtɛnʃən/
UK /əˈtenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taking notice of someone or something
- Noun
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
A2TOEICMorecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Moreglue
US /ɡlu/
UK /ɡlu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sticky substance used for joining things together
- Transitive Verb
- To join or affix things with glue or paste
B1Moremention
US /ˈmɛnʃən/
UK /'menʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- A formal acknowledgement of something
A2TOEICMorereality
US /riˈælɪti/
UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
A2Morescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Moretwist
US /twɪst/
UK /twɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To turn something in a circular direction
- To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
- Bend or sudden change of direction
A2Morewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- happen: To take place or occur
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- shouldn: Shouldn't
- la: The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
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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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