await
US /əˈwet/
UK /əˈweɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep ready for future needs
- To be ready to happen, or about to happen
B1Moreback to work
US
UK
- Phrase
- Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
- Interjection
- An expression used to urge or remind people to resume working.
A1Morebarley
US /ˈbɑ:rli/
UK /ˈbɑ:li/
- Countable Noun
- Plant producing grain used in food and alcohol
B2Moredestiny
US /ˈdɛstəni/
UK /'destənɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Someone's future; the power that governs this
B1Moredragon
US /ˈdræɡən/
UK /ˈdrægən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
B1Moreerrand
US /ˈɛrənd/
UK /ˈerənd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Short trip to buy, collect something, etc.
- A short journey undertaken to perform a specified action.
B2Moregarbage
US /ˈgɑ:rbɪdʒ/
UK /ˈgɑ:bɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Waste material that has been thrown out
B1TOEICMoreget back to
US /ɡɛt bæk tu/
UK /ɡet bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get in contact with someone again
- To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
A1Moreget out of
US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/
UK /ɡet aut ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
A1Moreglorious
US /ˈɡlɔriəs,ˈɡlor-/
UK /ˈglɔ:riəs/
- Adjective
- (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
- Magnificent; wonderfully impressive.
B1Moregnome
US /nom/
UK /nəʊm/
- Noun
- Small being living underground guarding treasure
B2Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Moregross
US /ɡros/
UK /ɡrəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
- Transitive Verb
- To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
B1TOEICMorelair
US /ler/
UK /leə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
C1Moreoutta
US
UK
- Adverb
- Slang written form of ‘Out of’
B2Morequest
US /kwɛst/
UK /kwest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long and challenging journey to find something
- Transitive Verb
- To ask (someone) questions.
- To search or seek for something.
B2Moreshoo
US /ʃu/
UK /ʃu:/
- Interjection
- Said to make people or animals go away
C1Moresustenance
US /ˈsʌstənəns/
UK /ˈsʌstənəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- What sustains life, especially food
C1Moretrash
US /træʃ/
UK /træʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage or anything that is worthless
- Transitive Verb
- To throw away in the garbage
- To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
B2TOEICMoretroll
US /troʊl/
UK /trɒl/
- Noun
- Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
- Intransitive Verb
- to leave an insulting message on the internet in order to annoy someone
B2More
Vocabulary
- back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- going on: To continue doing something
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
- destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- leave: To go away from; depart
- sustenance: What sustains life, especially food
- errand: Short trip to buy, collect something, etc.
- glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- barley: Plant producing grain used in food and alcohol
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- await: To keep ready for future needs
- dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
- bad: Not good; wrong
- lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
- stop: To block or close something
- dear: Loved or valued very much
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- gnome: Small being living underground guarding treasure
- shoo: Said to make people or animals go away
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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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