applause
US /əˈplɔz/
UK /ə'plɔ:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
B1Moreat the same time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
A1Morebreathe
US /brið/
UK /bri:ð/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move air into and out of your lungs
- To say something very softly
A2Morecamera
US /ˈkæmərə, ˈkæmrə/
UK /'kæmərə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- The art or activity of taking photographs or filming.
A2Morechallenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Morechant
US /tʃænt/
UK /tʃɑ:nt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
- To say words with musical intonation
- Noun
- Act of saying words with a musical tone
- Song or religious prayer made of few musical notes
B1Moreclassical
US /ˈklæsɪkəl/
UK /ˈklæsɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
- (Of music) serious and traditional in form
B1Morecough
US /kɔ:f/
UK /kɒf/
- Intransitive Verb
- To suddenly expel air from the lungs
- Noun
- Act of pushing out air from your body suddenly
A2Moredeeply
US /ˈdiplɪ/
UK /ˈdi:pli/
- Adverb
- To a significant degree
- To a great, intense or extreme extent
A2Moregate
US /ɡet/
UK /ɡeɪt/
- Noun
- Place in a fence which can be opened or closed
A2TOEICMorego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Moregrumpy
US /ˈɡrʌmpi/
UK /'ɡrʌmpɪ/
- Adjective
- Easily annoyed and complaining
C1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morelaughter
US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/
UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Action or sound of laughing
- The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
A2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremonitor
US /ˈmɑ:nɪtə(r)/
UK /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To observe and keep a record of something
- To observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
- Noun
- A senior student at school
- Electronic screen on which you can see images
A2TOEICMoreout of the gate
US /aʊt əv ðə ɡeɪt/
UK /aut əv ðə ɡeɪt/
- other
- At the very beginning of an event or process.
B2Morepsyche
US /ˈsaɪki/
UK /ˈsaɪki/
- Noun
- Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
C2Moreraspberry
US /ˈræzberi/
UK /ˈrɑ:zbəri/
- Countable Noun
- Small, soft, red fruit that grows on a bush
- Adjective
- Having a color resembling that of a raspberry.
B2Moreright 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.
A1Moresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Morestick around
US /stɪk əˈraʊnd/
UK /stik əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain in place; not leave or go
A2Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMorestraight out of the gate
US /streɪt aʊt əv ðə geɪt/
UK /streɪt aʊt əv ðə geɪt/
- other
- Right at the beginning or immediately after starting.
B2Morethroat
US /θroʊt/
UK /θrəʊt/
- Noun
- Part of the neck that is below the chin
- The passage in the neck through which food and air pass.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To utter or express with the throat; to sing.
A2Moretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
A2Moretunnel
US /ˈtʌnəl/
UK /'tʌnl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
- Noun
- As if looking in a long hole
B1Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Morevision
US /ˈvɪʒən/
UK /'vɪʒn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to see; eyesight
- Something you see in your imagination or dreams
A2Morewhew
US /hwju, hwu, hwju/
UK /hwju:/
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are relieved
C2More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- go on: To continue doing something
- straight out of the gate: Right at the beginning or immediately after starting.
- out of the gate: At the very beginning of an event or process.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
- fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- annoy: To make someone angry
- cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- deeply: To a significant degree
- psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- happen: To take place or occur
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- gate: Place in a fence which can be opened or closed
- raspberry: Small, soft, red fruit that grows on a bush
- classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
- camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- whew: Sound people make when they are relieved
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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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