addict
US /əˈdɪkt/
UK /ˈædɪkt/
- Noun
- Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
B1Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreamnesia
US /æmˈniʒə/
UK /æm'ni:zɪə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Loss of the ability to remember
C1Moreapartment
US /əˈpɑ:rtmənt/
UK /əˈpɑ:tmənt/
- Countable Noun
- Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
A2TOEICMorebarely
US /ˈbɛrli/
UK /ˈbɛəli/
- Adverb
- Only just; just possible
A2TOEICMorebike
US /baɪk/
UK /baɪk/
- Noun
- 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
- Intransitive Verb
- To ride a bicycle or motorbike
A2Morebud
US /bʌd/
UK /bʌd/
- Noun
- Small part of a plant that will be a flower
B2Morecaffeine
US /kæˈfin, ˈkæfˌin, ˈkæfiɪn/
UK /ˈkæfi:n/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
- The amount of caffeine in a substance.
B2Moreclue
US /klu/
UK /klu:/
- Noun
- Information that helps explain something; hint
B1Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredetective
US /dɪˈtɛktɪv/
UK /dɪˈtektɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who investigates and solves crimes
- A story or film about a detective solving a crime.
- Adjective
- Relating to the work of a detective.
- Relating to the detection of crime.
A2Moreextra
US /'ekstrə/
UK /'ekstrə/
- Adjective
- More than necessary; additional
- Of especially good quality or grade.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
A2Morefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Moregrunt
US /ɡrʌnt/
UK /grʌnt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
B2Moregun
US /ɡʌn/
UK /ɡʌn/
- Transitive Verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
- Countable Noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
A2Morehallucination
US /həˌlusəˈneʃən/
UK /həˌlu:sɪˈneɪʃn/
- Noun
- Seeing things that are not there, as from drug use
C1Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morehelmet
US /ˈhɛlmɪt/
UK /'helmɪt/
- Noun
- Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
- A piece of armor formerly worn to protect the head.
B1Morehero
US /ˈhɪroʊ/
UK /ˈhɪərəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- Main male character in a book, play or story
A2Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
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
A1Moremix
US /mɪks/
UK /mɪks/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine two or more things to make one
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A combination of more than two things
A2Moreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moresnore
US /snɔr, snor/
UK /snɔ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a loud noise while sleeping
B2Moresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMoresweetie
US
UK
- Noun
- Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
B1Moretwist
US /twɪst/
UK /twɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To turn something in a circular direction
- To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
- Bend or sudden change of direction
A2Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- barely: Only just; just possible
- clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- address: Exact street location of a place
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
- caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- alive: Living; not dead
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- hallucination: Seeing things that are not there, as from drug use
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- deep: Complex and important
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- amnesia: Loss of the ability to remember
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- hero: Person of great courage/strength who saves others
- sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
- bike: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
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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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