bear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morecatastrophe
US /kəˈtæstrəfi/
UK /kə'tæstrəfɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
- A complete failure; a fiasco.
B2Morecome up
US /kʌm ʌp/
UK /kʌm ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To come closer to someone; approach
- (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
A1Morecross
US /krɔs, krɑs/
UK /krɒs/
- Adjective
- Angry and upset
- From one side of something to the other
- Transitive Verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
A2Moredespair
US /dɪˈspɛr/
UK /dɪ'speə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have lost all hope; lose heart
- Uncountable Noun
- Felling of having lost all hope
B1TOEICMoredrain
US /dren/
UK /dreɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- Something that depletes resources or energy.
- Transitive Verb
- To empty or remove liquid from
- To use up the energy/ money/power of something
B1Moredrought
US /draʊt/
UK /draʊt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long period of dry weather
- A prolonged absence or shortage of something specified.
B1Morefallout
US /ˈfɔlˌaʊt/
UK /'fɔ:laʊt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
- The adverse results of a situation or action.
C2Morefracture
US /ˈfræktʃɚ/
UK /'fræktʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Break in a bone, usually small
- A break down in a relationship
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break something hard, usually a bone
- To cause a break down in a relationship
B2Morein the air
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
- Adjective
- Being broadcast on radio or television.
A1Moremaze
US /mez/
UK /meɪz/
- Noun
- Network of paths you have to make your way through
B2Moremeaningless
US /ˈminɪŋlɪs/
UK /ˈmi:nɪŋləs/
- Adjective
- Being unable to be explained or understood
- Without significance or value
A2Moremend
US /mɛnd/
UK /mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To repair or put into good shape or working order
- Noun
- A repair or fix of something
B1TOEICMoremessage
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
UK /'mesɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- Piece of information that is told/given to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To communicate using text
A2TOEICMorerapture
US /ˈræptʃɚ/
UK /'ræptʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- The state of being filled with delight
B2Morerepair
US /rɪˈper/
UK /rɪˈpeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- Action to fix or restore something that is broken
- Transitive Verb
- To fix or restore something that is broken
- To remedy or set right.
A2TOEICMoreright back
US /raɪt bæk/
UK /rait bæk/
- Interjection
- Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- Adverb
- Immediately; very soon after going.
A1Moreroute
US /rut, raʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to get from one place to another place; path
- Path or way that people often use
- Transitive Verb
- To send along a particular path or way
A2TOEICMoresearch
US /sɜ:rtʃ/
UK /sɜ:tʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
A2TOEICMoreshare
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
A2TOEICMorespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorewreckage
US /ˈrɛkɪdʒ/
UK /ˈrekɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
B2More
Vocabulary
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- drought: Long period of dry weather
- mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
- fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- deep: Complex and important
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- cross: Angry and upset
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- live: To be alive
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- meaningless: Being unable to be explained or understood
- rapture: The state of being filled with delight
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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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