amazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreartisanal
US /'ɑ:tɪzənəl/
UK /'ɑ:tɪzənəl/
- Adjective
- Of products made skillfully by hand
B2Moreassume
US /əˈsum/
UK /ə'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a false manner to mislead others
- To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
A2TOEICMoreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morebroth
US /brɔθ, brɑθ/
UK /brɒθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
B2Morecereal
US /ˈsɪriəl/
UK /'sɪərɪəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Breakfast food eaten with milk
- Grain that can be eaten
B1Morechinatown
US /ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/
UK /ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/
- Noun
- Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants
C2Morecoconut
US /ˈkoʊkənʌt/
UK /ˈkəʊkənʌt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
B2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Morecreamy
US /ˈkrimi/
UK /'kri:mɪ/
- Adjective
- Resembling or containing cream
B1Moredefy
US /dɪˈfaɪ/
UK /dɪ'faɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to obey; be resistant to
B1Moredelicious
US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
- Adjective
- Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
B1TOEICMorefancy
US /ˈfænsi/
UK /'fænsɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To want to have or do something; feel like
- To imagine or suppose that something will happen
- Adjective
- Unusual and attractive in design
A2TOEICMoreflavor
US /ˈflevɚ/
UK /'fleɪvə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quality giving something a particular character
- Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- Transitive Verb
- To add extra taste to a food
B1Moreget at
US /ɡɛt æt/
UK /ɡet æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To criticize someone, often personally
- To imply something; hint at
A1Moregourmet
US /ˈgʊrmeɪ/
UK /ˈgʊəmeɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Person with a taste for good food and drink
- Adjective
- Of high quality and often expensive, relating to very good food and drink
- Relating to or preparing high-quality food
B1Morein terms of
US
UK
- Phrase
- With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
A1Morein with
US /ɪn wɪð/
UK /in wið/
- Phrase
- Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- Having influence or favor with someone.
- Phrasal Verb
- To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
A1Moreincredible
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/
UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/
- Adjective
- Very good; amazing
- Really good; amazing; great
A2TOEICMoreinstant
US /ˈɪnstənt/
UK /ˈɪnstənt/
- Adjective
- (Food) requiring very little preparation
- Occurring immediately
- Noun
- A very short period of time
A2TOEICMorejazzy
US /ˈdʒæzi/
UK /ˈdʒæzi/
- Adjective
- Resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
- Fancy and highly decorated
B1Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorelandscape
US /ˈlændˌskep/
UK /'lændskeɪp/
- Noun
- Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- Picture of natural scenery in a place
- Transitive Verb
- To make gardens that improve an area of land
B1TOEICMorelaughter
US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/
UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Action or sound of laughing
- The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
A2Morelegit
US /ləˈdʒɪt/
UK /lɪˈdʒɪt/
- Adjective
- As recognized by the law
B2Morenecessarily
US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/
UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
A2TOEICMoreocean
US /ˈoʃən/
UK /'əʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
A2Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Morepleasant
US /ˈplɛzənt/
UK /'pleznt/
- Adjective
- Causing a good feeling
- Having an agreeable or attractive personality.
B1Morepowder
US /ˈpaʊdɚ/
UK /'paʊdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- Dry and light form of snow
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a dust onto the body or face
- To reduce to powder; pulverize.
B1Moreprotein
US /ˈprəʊˌtiːn/
UK /ˈprəʊti:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of molecules made from amino acids
B1Morequality
US /ˈkwɑlɪti/
UK /'kwɒlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Feature associated with someone or something
- High level of worth or excellence
- Adjective
- Of a high standard
A2TOEICMorereminiscent
US /ˌrɛməˈnɪsənt/
UK /ˌremɪˈnɪsnt/
- Adjective
- Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
B2TOEICMoresalty
US /ˈsɔlti/
UK /ˈsɔ:lti/
- Adjective
- Containing or tasting like salt
- Involving a clever and funny joke about sex
A2Moreshin
US /ʃɪn/
UK /ʃɪn/
- Noun
- Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
- Intransitive Verb
- To climb up (tree or wall)
B2Moresmell
US /smɛl/
UK /smel/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a particular odor
- Transitive Verb
- To sense that something is not right
- To notice a particular odor
A2Moresnack
US /snæk/
UK /snæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small amount of food eaten between meals
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a small amount outside of regular meal time
B2Morespicy
US /ˈspaɪsi/
UK /ˈspaɪsi/
- Adjective
- Hot and strongly flavored in taste
B1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moretechno
US /ˈteknoʊ/
UK /ˈteknəʊ/
- Noun
- Style of fast heavy electronic dance
C2Moretruffle
US /ˈtrʌfəl/
UK /ˈtrʌfl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Expensive black edible fungi
C1Moreupbeat
US /ˈʌpˌbit/
UK /ˈʌpbi:t/
- Adjective
- Being positive and cheerful
C1More
Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- in terms of
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- amount: Quantity of something
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- pleasant: Causing a good feeling
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- legit: As recognized by the law
- blow: To move something using air
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- broth: Liquid or soup that meat, etc. has been cooked in
- couple: To join something to something else
- defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- gourmet: Person with a taste for good food and drink
- cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- person: Man, woman or child
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- truffle: Expensive black edible fungi
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- artisanal: Of products made skillfully by hand
- coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
- smell: To have a particular odor
- creamy: Resembling or containing cream
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- salty: Containing or tasting like salt
- spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
- shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
- chinatown: Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants
- techno: Style of fast heavy electronic dance
- jazzy: Resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
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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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