ability
US /əˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power, resources or skill to do something
- A particular skill or talent.
A2TOEICMoreapparently
US /əˈpærəntlɪ/
UK /əˈpærəntli/
- Adverb
- According to what you heard; from what can be seen
A2TOEICMorecalm
US /kɑm/
UK /kɑ:m/
- Adjective
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
A2Morecubicle
US /ˈkjubɪkəl/
UK /ˈkju:bɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- Workspace with low walls within an office
C1Moredistress
US /dɪˈstrɛs/
UK /dɪ'stres/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- Condition of danger or emergency
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone anxiety or sadness
- To be in financial trouble
B1Moreemotion
US /ɪˈmoʃən/
UK /iˈməuʃən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort
A2Moreempathy
US /ˈɛmpəθi/
UK /ˈempəθi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, especially when those feelings are negative or painful
B2TOEICMorefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Moreindicate
US /ˈɪndɪˌket/
UK /ˈɪndɪkeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To show something; direct attention to; point out
- To represent something using a symbol or sign
A2TOEICMoreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Morereact
US /riˈækt/
UK /rɪ'ækt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To change when mixing with other chemicals
- To behave or make a change in a particular way
A2Morerepeatedly
US /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/
UK /rɪ'pi:tɪdlɪ/
- Adverb
- (Said, done) many times; over and over
B2Moresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMorespeed
US /spid/
UK /spi:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- How fast or slow something is or is done
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move quickly when completing an action
- To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
A2TOEICMorestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2Moresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moresurprisingly
US /səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ/
UK /sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
B1Moretone
US /toʊn/
UK /təʊn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
- Transitive Verb
- To increase the quality of muscles by exercise
A2Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moretwinkle
US /ˈtwɪŋkəl/
UK /ˈtwɪŋkl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To shine with a flickering gleam of light
B2Moreunderestimate
US /ˌʌndɚˈɛstəmet/
UK /ˌʌndər'estɪmeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make too low a guess of something's size, value
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- act: To behave in a certain way
- cubicle: Workspace with low walls within an office
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- happen: To take place or occur
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- circle: A perfectly round shape
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- twinkle: To shine with a flickering gleam of light
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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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