ache
US /ek/
UK /eɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To want something very badly
- To feel a weak but constant pain in your body
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A pain in your body that is weak, but constant
A2Morebitter
US /ˈbɪtɚ/
UK /'bɪtə(r)/
- Adjective
- Feeling angry and sad over something
- Sharp unpleasant taste (e.g. strong black coffee)
A2Morebleed
US /blid/
UK /bli:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To allow a liquid or gas to escape
- To flow out of something
- Transitive Verb
- To drain something such as water from a source
- To take money from someone a little at a time
A2Moreendless
US /ˈɛndlɪs/
UK /ˈendləs/
- Adjective
- Having or appearing to have no end
- Having no end or limit.
A2Moreflower
US /ˈflaʊɚ/
UK /ˈflaʊə(r)/
- Noun
- Plant with a pretty head, e.g. a rose
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of flowers) to emerge into full shape; to bloom
- To develop successfully or fully
A2Morehunger
US /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/
UK /ˈhʌŋgə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong desire or need
- Need for food; a severe lack of food
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel hunger; to suffer from a lack of food.
B2Morelonely
US /ˈloʊnli/
UK /ˈləʊnli/
- Adjective
- Sad because apart from other people
- Being far away and rarely visited by people
B2Morerazor
US /ˈrezɚ/
UK /ˈreɪzə(r)/
- Noun
- Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
C1Morereed
US /ri:d/
UK /ri:d/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin piece of wood blown to produce musical notes
- Tall grass-like plant that grows close to water
B2Moreseed
US /sid/
UK /si:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person's children; offspring
- Part of a plant used to grow more on them
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of plants) to produce seeds for the future
B1Moresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Moretender
US /ˈtɛndɚ/
UK /'tendə(r)/
- Adjective
- Gentle; with great care or consideration
- Feeling pain when an area of skin is touched
- Noun
- A formal offer for something (e.g. some business)
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- love: Person's name
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- flower: Plant with a pretty head, e.g. a rose
- waking: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- winter: Time or season of idleness or decay
- snow: Person's name
- river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- live: To be alive
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- long: Person's name
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- ache: To want something very badly
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- lucky: Fortunate; having good things happen by chance
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- bleed: To allow a liquid or gas to escape
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- hunger: Strong desire or need
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- seed: A person's children; offspring
- razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
- endless: Having or appearing to have no end
- tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
- reed: Person's name
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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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Coffee Lin posted on 2013/10/16Dive into the classic ballad 'The Rose' and explore beautiful love metaphors that paint vivid imagery! You'll get a chance to practice simple sentence structures while enjoying this poetic and melancholic tune about heartbreak and enduring love.
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