alive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morebreak through
US /brek θru/
UK /breik θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
A1Morecleanse
US /klɛnz/
UK /klenz/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove impurities or pollutants from something
B1Morecrawl
US /krɔl/
UK /krɔ:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move very slowly or cautiously
- To move along with the body close to the ground
- Uncountable Noun
- Very slow progress (e.g. traffic)
B1Moreimpose
US /ɪmˈpoʊz/
UK /ɪmˈpəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone to do or endure something
A2TOEICMoreon the road
US /ɑn ði rəʊd/
UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/
- Phrase
- Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
- Idiom
- Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
A1Morereplace
US /rɪˈples/
UK /rɪ'pleɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To use instead of something else
- To return an item to its original location
A2TOEICMoreshade
US /ʃed/
UK /ʃeɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of darkness when something blocks the light
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To shelter something from direct light
- To change the truth to deceive or influence
A2Moreshare
US /ʃɛr/
UK /ʃeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
A2TOEICMorewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1More
Vocabulary
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- blow: To move something using air
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- leave: To go away from; depart
- impose: To make someone to do or endure something
- replace: To use instead of something else
- alive: Living; not dead
- shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- burn: To destroy with fire
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- picture: General situation or state of being
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- cleanse: To remove impurities or pollutants from something
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
- road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
- love: Person's name
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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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