beggar
US /ˈbɛɡɚ/
UK /ˈbegə(r)/
- Noun
- Poor person who asks others for money and food
B1Morebow
US /bo/
UK /baʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To (cause to) curve or bend
- Noun
- Wooden weapon made to shoot arrows
- Front part of a boat
A2Morecome in from the cold
US /kʌm ɪn frəm ðə koʊld/
UK /kʌm ɪn frəm ðə kəuld/
- other
- To be accepted after a period of exclusion or isolation.
C1Morecomplain
US /kəmˈplen/
UK /kəmˈpleɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something is wrong and should be changed
- To make a formal accusation or charge.
B1Moreenemy
US /ˈɛnəmi/
UK /ˈenəmi/
- Noun
- Something that stops you doing what you want
- Group, or people, you are opposed to
A2Morefate
US /fet/
UK /feɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
B1Moregold
US /goʊld/
UK /gəʊld/
- Adjective
- Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- Uncountable Noun
- Soft yellow metal that is very valuable
A2Morehistory
US /ˈhɪstəri/
UK /'hɪstrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
A2Moremessage
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
UK /'mesɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- Piece of information that is told/given to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To communicate using text
A2TOEICMoreno matter
US
UK
- Conjunction
- Regardless of; it does not matter.
- Adverb
- Regardless of; it is not important
A1Moreon bended knee
US /ɑn ˈbɛndɪd ni/
UK /ɒn ˈbended ni:/
- other
- Kneeling down, often while proposing marriage or pleading earnestly.
C1Moreout 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.
A1Moreparadise
US /ˈpærəˌdaɪs, -ˌdaɪz/
UK /'pærədaɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place with everything needed for specific activity
- Place where good people are said to go after death
B1Morepray
US /pre/
UK /preɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To speak to your god to request help
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To wish or hope for something to happen or be true
A2Morepreach
US /pritʃ/
UK /pri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To write or speak about so as to persuade people
B1Morescrape
US /skrep/
UK /skreɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- To move roughly across the surface of something
- Noun
- Bad or unpleasant incident
- Sound of something moving roughly across a surface
B1Moresilver
US /ˈsɪlvɚ/
UK /'sɪlvə(r)/
- Noun
- Person's name
- Shiny gray color
- Transitive Verb
- To coat something with a layer of silver
- To polish silver objects to make them shine
A2Moresolitude
US /ˈsɑlɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/
UK /'sɒlɪtju:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of preferring to be alone
B2Moresunny
US /ˈsʌni/
UK /'sʌnɪ/
- Adjective
- Feeling or being cheerful, happy, and friendly
- When the sun is bright in the sky
A2Moreunfold
US /ʌnˈfold/
UK /ʌn'fəʊld/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- To open something that was folded
- Intransitive Verb
- To happen, be told or be revealed
B1Morewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
A2TOEICMorewine
US /waɪn/
UK /waɪn/
- Adjective
- Dark red color
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Alcoholic drink made from the juice of grapes
A2More
Vocabulary
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- on bended knee: Kneeling down, often while proposing marriage or pleading earnestly.
- come in from the cold: To be accepted after a period of exclusion or isolation.
- listening: To use your ears to hear and understand things
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- wine: Dark red color
- poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- sunny: Feeling or being cheerful, happy, and friendly
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- luck: Accidental way things happen, often good things
- silver: Person's name
- gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- ship: Large boat
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- history: Established pattern or record
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- burn: To destroy with fire
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- land: Region or country
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- beggar: Poor person who asks others for money and food
- bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
- solitude: State of preferring to be alone
- paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- preach: To write or speak about so as to persuade people
- scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
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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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