bout
US /baʊt/
UK /baʊt/
- Countable Noun
- A boxing match
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Period of time spent in a way; period; spell
B2Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Moredarkness
US /ˈdɑrknɪs/
UK /'dɑ:knəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- The state or quality of being dark in color
A2Moredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMoreerase
US /ɪˈreɪs/
UK /ɪˈreɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- To remove written information by mistake
B2TOEICMorefreak
US /friːk/
UK /friːk/
- Adjective
- (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- Noun
- A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
- A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
B2Morekick
US /kɪk/
UK /kɪk/
- Noun
- Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
A2More
Vocabulary
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- fill: To make something full
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- bout: A boxing match
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- call: A order or request for action
- talk: Style of speaking
- darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color
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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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