alternate
US /ˈɔ:ltərnət/
UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət/
- Intransitive Verb
- To follow one thing after another repeatedly
B2TOEICMoreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreattack
US /əˈtæk/
UK /ə'tæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- Noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
A2Morecraziest
US
UK
- Adjective
- Being the most crazy
B2Moredancer
US /'dænsər/
UK /'dɑ:nsə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who move their body with rhythm to music
A2Morededicated
US /ˈdɛdɪˌketɪd/
UK /'dedɪkeɪtɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- To give your energy, time, etc. completely
- Adjective
- Devoted to a task or purpose; having single-minded loyalty or integrity.
- Designed for or devoted to a specific purpose or task.
B1Moreexquisite
US /ˈɛkskwɪzɪt, ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/
UK /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/
- Adjective
- Being very sensitive or detailed, e.g. of taste
B2Morefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Morefeature
US /ˈfitʃɚ/
UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special report in a magazine or paper
- Distinctive or important point of something
- Transitive Verb
- To highlight or give special importance to
- To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
A2TOEICMoreinterpose
US /ˌɪntərˈpoʊz/
UK /ˌɪntəˈpəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be or come between
C1Morelily
US /'lɪlɪ/
UK /'lɪlɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
- Proper Noun
- A female given name.
B2Morenarrate
US /ˈnærˌeɪt, næˈreɪt/
UK /nə'reɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To tell a story, describing events in detail
B1Moreoffscreen
US /u:fsk'ri:n/
UK /u:fsk'ri:n/
- Adjective
- Not on the screen; in real life, not in the movie
C2Morepant
US /pænt/
UK /pænt/
- Noun
- Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe loudly and rapidly, with an open mouth
C1Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreprince
US /prɪns/
UK /prɪns/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Countable Noun
- Son of a king
A2Morequeen
US /kwin/
UK /kwi:n/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun
- Playing card, with the image of a queen on it
- Piece in chess has the most freedom of movement
A2Morerespond
US /rɪˈspɑnd/
UK /rɪ'spɒnd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To answer something or someone
- To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
A2TOEICMorerole
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
A2Moresensual
US /ˈsɛnʃuəl/
UK /ˈsenʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Feeling or giving rise to sexual/physical feeling
B2Moreswan
US /swɑn/
UK /swɒn/
- Noun
- Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
B2More
Vocabulary
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- respond: To answer something or someone
- role: Character played by an actor
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- exquisite: Being very sensitive or detailed, e.g. of taste
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
- person: Man, woman or child
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- narrate: To tell a story, describing events in detail
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- pant: Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
- happen: To take place or occur
- live: To be alive
- long: Person's name
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- sensual: Feeling or giving rise to sexual/physical feeling
- prince: Person's name
- swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
- craziest: Being the most crazy
- lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
- queen: Person's name
- offscreen: Not on the screen; in real life, not in the movie
- dancer: People who move their body with rhythm to music
- interpose: To be or come between
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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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