fool
US /ful/
UK /fu:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- Person kept by royalty to entertain with jokes
- Transitive Verb
- To trick someone; to deceive
A2Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Morerefrain
US /rɪˈfren/
UK /rɪˈfreɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide to not do something you want to do
- To keep from doing, saying, or thinking something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Idea or comment that is repeated frequently
- Part of a song or poem that repeats several times
B2Moreshoulder
US /ˈʃoldɚ/
UK /ˈʃəʊldə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
- Meat that comes from an animal's upper front leg
- Transitive Verb
- To carry something around your neck
- To push something using the top part of your arm
A2Moreskin
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
A2Moreto let
US /tu lɛt/
UK /tu let/
- Preposition
- Indicates that a property is available for rent.
A2More
Vocabulary
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- refrain: To decide to not do something you want to do
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- bad: Not good; wrong
- sad: Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
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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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