alert
US /əˈlɚt/
UK /ə'lɜ:t/
- Adjective
- Being aware and able to respond quickly
- Transitive Verb
- To warn someone so they can respond to it
B1TOEICMoreattack
US /əˈtæk/
UK /ə'tæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- Noun
- Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
A2Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Moreboulder
US /ˈboʊldə(r)/
UK /ˈbəʊldə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Big rock, usually round in shape
B1Morecarry away
US /ˈkæri əˈwe/
UK /ˈkæri əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move or get greatly excited by something
- To walk away with something (often in your hand)
A1Moredozen
US /ˈdʌzən/
UK /ˈdʌzn/
- Countable Noun
- 12 people or things
A2Moreenergy
US /ˈɛnədʒi/
UK /'enədʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or mental strength
- Enthusiasm and determination.
A2Moreexit
US /ˈɛɡzɪt, ˈɛksɪt/
UK /ˈeksɪt/
- Noun
- A door that you go through to leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a certain place
A2TOEICMoregiant
US /ˈdʒaɪənt/
UK /'dʒaɪənt/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- Very successful, powerful person or organization
- Adjective
- Very large, or much bigger than other things
A2Moregigantic
US /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
UK /dʒaɪ'ɡæntɪk/
- Adjective
- Extremely large
- Of very great size, extent, or degree.
B2Moreimmune
US /ɪˈmjoon/
UK /ɪˈmju:n/
- Adjective
- Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
B1Moreinjection
US /ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/
UK /ɪnˈdʒekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of adding or putting in; adding to
- Putting medicine into someone with a syringe
B1Moreink in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To fill in an outline or sketch with ink.
B1Moreinspect
US /ɪnˈspɛkt/
UK /ɪnˈspekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To look at or examine carefully
A2TOEICMoreintact
US /ɪn'tækt/
UK /ɪn'tækt/
- Adjective
- Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
B1Moreintruder
US /ɪn'tru:dər/
UK /ɪn'tru:də(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A burglar; robber
B2Morelaser
US /ˈlezɚ/
UK /ˈleɪzə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- A device that emits a narrow beam of coherent light.
- Transitive Verb
- To treat with a laser.
- To cut or engrave with a laser.
B1Morelifetime
US /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/
UK /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The time between birth and death
- An opportunity that is unlikely to occur again.
- Adjective
- Lasting for the duration of someone's life or the existence of something.
B1Moreluckily
US /ˈlʌkɪli/
UK /'lʌkɪlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a good way; by good fortune
A2Moreminuscule
US /ˈmɪnəˌskjul, mɪˈnʌsˌkjul/
UK /'mɪnəskju:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very, very small
C1Moreneedle
US /ˈnidl/
UK /'ni:dl/
- Countable Noun
- Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- Very thin pointed object used in sewing
- Transitive Verb
- To upset someone by making rude or hurtful remarks
- To prick or pierce with a needle.
B1Morerage
US /reɪdʒ/
UK /reɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong or violent anger
- Intransitive Verb
- To act or speak with strong or violent anger
- To move violently, like a storm
B1Morerecognize
US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept the truth or reality of something
- To consider something as important or special
A2TOEICMoreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMorerush
US /rʌʃ/
UK /rʌʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attack someone suddenly in a group
- To perform or finish with speed and urgency
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
- State of hurried action
A2TOEICMoresite
US /saɪt/
UK /saɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- Location of building work
- Transitive Verb
- To place something in a particular position, area
A2TOEICMoreskin
US /skɪn/
UK /skɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat someone easily and completely
- To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
- Noun
- Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
- Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
A2Moretake over
US /tek ˈovɚ/
UK /teik ˈəuvə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- To assume control or possession of something.
A1Moretattoo
US /tæˈtu/
UK /tə'tu:/
- Noun
- Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
- Transitive Verb
- To put a permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
B2Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- ink in: To fill in an outline or sketch with ink.
- carry away: To move or get greatly excited by something
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- gigantic: Extremely large
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- fully: Completely or entirely
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- dozen: 12 people or things
- inspect: To look at or examine carefully
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- minuscule: Very, very small
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- intruder: A burglar; robber
- boulder: Big rock, usually round in shape
- tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
- long: Person's name
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- injection: Act of adding or putting in; adding to
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- small: Little in size; not big
- laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- luckily: In a good way; by good fortune
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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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