absolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreadmit
US /ædˈmɪt/
UK /əd'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To acknowledge that something is true or right
- To allow someone to enter
A2TOEICMorebehavioral
US /bɪ'heɪvjərəl/
UK /bɪ'heɪvjərəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the way people act
A2Moreblanket
US /ˈblæŋkɪt/
UK /'blæŋkɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something completely so it cannot be seen
A2TOEICMorebright
US /braɪt/
UK /braɪt/
- Adjective
- Cheerful and happy (manner)
- (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
A2Morebuddy
US /ˈbʌdi/
UK /'bʌdɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Friend, usually male
- A term of address, often used informally.
B2Morebutt
US /bʌt/
UK /bʌt/
- Noun
- (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share a boundary by being next to
- To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
B2Morecaptain
US /ˈkæptən/
UK /'kæptɪn/
- Noun
- Title of a senior officer in the military
- Person in charge of a team, a ship or an airplane
- Transitive Verb
- To be in charge of a team, ship or airplane
B1Morecharge
US /tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
A2Moredaisy
US /ˈdezi/
UK /ˈdeɪzi/
- Noun
- Small, white flower that has a yellow center
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B2Moredisorder
US /dɪsˈɔrdɚ/
UK /dɪs'ɔ:də(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of confusion or a lack of organization
- Illness when the body is not functioning well
- Transitive Verb
- To disrupt the order or arrangement of something.
B2Moredramatic
US /drəˈmætɪk/
UK /drəˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
B1Moreexcuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
A2Morefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morefetch
US /fɛtʃ/
UK /fetʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To go and get something and bring it back
A2TOEICMorefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorefor sure
US /fɔr ʃʊr/
UK /fɔ: ʃuə/
- Adverb
- Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- Used to emphasize a statement.
- Interjection
- An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
A2Moregarbage
US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/
UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Waste material that has been thrown out
B1TOEICMoregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregotcha
US /ˈɡɑtʃə/
UK /ˈɡɔtʃə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'got you'
B2Morehold on
US /hold ɑn/
UK /həuld ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- To wait for a short time.
A1Moreillumination
US /ɪˌluməˈneʃən/
UK /ɪˌlu:mɪˈneɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- The supply of light to an area
- Sudden realization, often of a religious nature
B1Morein charge
US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Adverb
- To be responsible for
A1Moreland on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
- To criticize someone severely.
B1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Morepea
US /pi:/
UK /pi:/
- Countable Noun
- Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
- Adjective
- Of the size of a pea
B1Morepersonally
US /ˈpəsənəli/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənəli/
- Adverb
- By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
A2Morepurr
US /pə:/
UK /pɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a soft, pleasing humming noise like a cat
C1Morereact
US /riˈækt/
UK /rɪ'ækt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To change when mixing with other chemicals
- To behave or make a change in a particular way
A2Morerescue
US /ˈrɛskju/
UK /'reskju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
- An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
A2TOEICMoresnowball
US /ˈsnoʊˌbɔl/
UK /'snəʊbɔ:l/
- Countable Noun
- Ball of snow you throw at each other
- Intransitive Verb
- To increase dramatically in number or degree
C2Morespecialize
US /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
UK /ˈspeʃəlaɪz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To focus on one area of a field or profession
- To change to fit your environment
A2TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moretail
US /tel/
UK /teɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- Noun
- Back or last part of something e.g. shirt
A2Morethunder
US /ˈθʌndɚ/
UK /'θʌndə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Loud sound
- The sound that comes from the sky from lightning
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a loud sound like that made by lightning
B1Moretiger
US /ˈtaɪɡɚ/
UK /ˈtaɪgə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
B1Moreto order
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To give an instruction or command.
- To request something to be made, supplied, or served.
A1Moretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2Morevet
US /vɛt/
UK /vet/
- Noun
- Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
- Transitive Verb
- To make a careful and critical examination
B2Moreveterinarian
US /ˌvɛtərəˈnɛriən, ˌvɛtrə-/
UK /ˌvetərɪˈneəriən/
- Countable Noun
- One whose job is to care for animals' health; vet
B2Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Moreweirder
US
UK
- Adjective
- More odd or unusual
B1Moreye
US /ji:/
UK /ji:/
- Pronoun
- Old word for 'you' in the plural
B2More
Vocabulary
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- got to: To arrive at some place
- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- express: To send something by fast mail
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- act: To behave in a certain way
- fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- behavioral: Concerning the way people act
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- land: Region or country
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- deep: Complex and important
- thunder: Loud sound
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- specialize: To focus on one area of a field or profession
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
- veterinarian: One whose job is to care for animals' health; vet
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- weirder: More odd or unusual
- purr: To make a soft, pleasing humming noise like a cat
- pea: Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
- gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
- daisy: Small, white flower that has a yellow center
- illumination: The supply of light to an area
- snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other
- tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
- ye: Old word for 'you' in the plural
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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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