above water
US /əˈbʌv ˈwɔtɚ/
UK /əˈbʌv ˈwɔ:tə/
- other
- Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
B2Morealtar
US /ˈɔltɚ/
UK /ˈɔ:ltə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Area in a church where the priests preaches from
B2Morebar
US /bɑ:r/
UK /bɑ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- Professional organization of lawyers and judges
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent entry, exit or an action
A2Morebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMorebreath
US /brɛθ/
UK /breθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Air you take in and out of your body
- The smell of someone's breath.
A2Morebreathe
US /brið/
UK /bri:ð/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move air into and out of your lungs
- To say something very softly
A2Morecalm
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
A2Moredrown
US /draʊn/
UK /draʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill something by putting it under water
- To make something very wet or cover it completely
B1Morehead above water
US
UK
- Idiom
- Just managing to survive financially.
ocean
US /ˈoʃən/
UK /'əʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
A2Moreoverboard
US
UK
- Adverb
- Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
C1Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorerescue
US /ˈrɛskju/
UK /'reskju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
- An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
A2TOEICMoresafe
US /sef/
UK /seɪf/
- Adjective
- Highly likely
- Being out of danger
- Countable Noun
- Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
A2Moresee in
US /si ɪn/
UK /si: in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
A1Moreshore
US /ʃɔr, ʃor/
UK /ʃɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
B1Morestormy
US /ˈstɔ:rmi/
UK /ˈstɔ:mi/
- Adjective
- Full of anger or emotion
- With high winds, rain or snow
A2Moreswim in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a lot of something.
A1More
Vocabulary
- above water: Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
- head above water: Just managing to survive financially.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- part: Division of a book
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
- overboard: Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
- altar: Area in a church where the priests preaches from
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- stormy: Full of anger or emotion
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- safe: Highly likely
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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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SHU posted on 2018/09/22Ever felt like you're struggling to stay afloat? This powerful cover of Avril Lavigne's 'Head Above Water' is a survival anthem that will resonate with you, featuring raw vocals and a chorus that hits hard! You'll get a fantastic chance to practice understanding simple sentence structures in a really emotional and relatable song.
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