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
B1Morebasically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morebutton
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMorecare for
US /kɛr fɔr/
UK /kɛə fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To want or desire a thing
- To look after someone who is ill, old, or very young.
A1Morecigarette
US /ˈsɪgəret/
UK /ˌsɪgəˈret/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- White paper tube filled with tobacco
- The act of smoking a cigarette.
B1Moreclothe
US /kloʊð/
UK /kləʊð/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
B1Morecorpus
US /ˈkɔ:rpəs/
UK /ˈkɔ:pəs/
- Noun
- Large collection of written and spoken language
B2Morecure
US /kjʊr/
UK /kjʊə(r)/
- Noun
- Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- Medical treatment making a sick person healthy
- Transitive Verb
- To fix or improve a problem
- To make someone healthy or make a disease go away
B1Morecut into
US /kʌt ˈɪntu/
UK /kʌt ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
- To interrupt someone who is speaking.
A1Morecut out
US /kʌt aʊt/
UK /kʌt aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- To cut something from, e.g. a picture from a book
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop doing or using something.
- To be naturally suited or fitted for something.
A1Moreepilepsy
US /'epɪlepsɪ/
UK /'epɪlepsɪ/
- Noun
- Medical condition involving fits or seizures
C1Moreflick
US /flɪk/
UK /flɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something with your finger to move it
- To move a button, switch from on, off positions
- Noun
- Hitting something with your finger to move it
B1Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
hemisphere
US /ˈhɛmɪˌsfɪr/
UK /ˈhemɪsfɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One half of a rounded, ball-like object
- One of the two masses forming the brain
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
A2Moreknock it off
US /nɑk ɪt ɔf/
UK /nɔk it ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
- Interjection
- Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
A1Morelaughter
US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/
UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Action or sound of laughing
- The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
A2Moremoral
US /ˈmɔrəl, ˈmɑr-/
UK /ˈmɒrəl/
- Adjective
- In a way considered proper and good by most people
- Uncountable Noun
- In a way considered proper and good by most people
A2TOEICMoreof a sudden
US
UK
- Phrase
- Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
B2Moreoperation
US /ˌɑpəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Business or company, or its activities
- Functioning; use
A2TOEICMorepearly
US /ˈpɜ:rli/
UK /ˈpɜ:li/
- Adjective
- Color of white pearls
B2Moreprimarily
US /praɪˈmɛrəli, -ˈmɛr-/
UK /praɪˈmerəli/
- Adverb
- In the most basic or important way
A2TOEICMorequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
B1Morescience
US /ˈsaɪəns/
UK /'saɪəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of the physical world, based on facts
A2TOEICMorescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Moresee to
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To attend to; take care of
- To make sure that something is done
A1Moresmoke
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
B1Morespeech
US /spitʃ/
UK /spi:tʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A formal talk to an audience
- Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
A2TOEICMoresudden
US /ˈsʌdn/
UK /ˈsʌdn/
- Adjective
- Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
B1Moresurgeon
US /ˈsɜrdʒən/
UK /'sɜ:dʒən/
- Countable Noun
- A doctor who performs surgery
B2Moresyndrome
US /ˈsɪnˌdrom/
UK /'sɪndrəʊm/
- Noun
- A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
B1Moretake for example
US
UK
- Phrase
- To use as an instance or illustration.
A1Moretear
US /tɛr/
UK /teə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Drop of salty water from the eye
- Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
- Intransitive Verb
- To move very quickly, often with carelessness
A2Moretwo halves
US
UK
- Phrase
- Two equal parts of something.
A1Moreupset
US /ʌpˈsɛt/
UK /ʌpˈset/
- Adjective
- (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- Troubled, worried, or angry
- Transitive Verb
- To turn upside down or on its side
- To trouble, worry, or anger someone
A2Morewith it
US /wɪð ɪt/
UK /wið it/
- Adjective
- Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
A1More
Vocabulary
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
- knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
- two halves: Two equal parts of something.
- see to: To attend to; take care of
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
- primarily: In the most basic or important way
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- leave: To go away from; depart
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
- operation: Business or company, or its activities
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- quit: To leave a job
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
- flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- epilepsy: Medical condition involving fits or seizures
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- corpus: Large collection of written and spoken language
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- pearly: Color of white pearls
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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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