at sunrise
US
UK
- Phrase
- At the time when the sun first appears in the morning.
A1Morecave
US /kev/
UK /keɪv/
- Noun
- Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- Intransitive Verb
- To give in to pressure
A2Morecomfortable
US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/
UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/
- Adjective
- Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- Being relaxed, warm or happy
A2Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Moredeeply
US /ˈdiplɪ/
UK /ˈdi:pli/
- Adverb
- To a significant degree
- To a great, intense or extreme extent
A2Moredistant
US /ˈdɪstənt/
UK /'dɪstənt/
- Adjective
- Unfriendly; cold
- Existing or happening far away in place or time
B1Moredoze off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To fall lightly asleep, especially during the day or when not intending to.
A2Morefeel happy
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
A1Morefor the sake of
US /fɔr ði sek ʌv/
UK /fɔ: ðə seik ɔv/
- Phrase
- For the purpose of; in the interest of.
A1Morego back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Moregot 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
A1Moreheart to heart
US /hɑrt tə hɑrt/
UK /hɑ:t tə hɑ:t/
- other
- An honest and sincere conversation about feelings or personal topics.
B1Morehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMorehop
US /hɑp/
UK /hɒp/
- Noun
- Dance party
- Small jump, often on one foot
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from one place to another
- To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
B2Morehopper
US /ˈhɑpɚ/
UK /'hɒpə(r)/
- Noun
- Mix of things to be considered or done
C1Morein a minute
US
UK
- Phrase
- Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- Within the duration of one minute.
A1Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Morenaive
US /nɑˈiv/
UK /naɪˈi:v/
- Adjective
- Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
- (Of art) produced in a simple, unaffected style, typically by someone who has not had formal training.
B2Morepainful
US /ˈpenfəl/
UK /ˈpeɪnfl/
- Adjective
- Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- Causing distress or unhappiness.
A2Moresake
US /sek/
UK /seɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Japanese rice wine
- Noun
- Interest or benefit of someone or something
A2Moreshare
US /ʃɛr/
UK /ʃeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something between two or more people
- To allow others to use your things equally
A2TOEICMorespeech
US /spitʃ/
UK /spi:tʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A formal talk to an audience
- Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
A2TOEICMorestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Moresunrise
US /ˈsʌnˌraɪz/
UK /ˈsʌnraɪz/
- Noun
- The time of day we first see the sun
B1Moretriple
US /ˈtrɪpəl/
UK /ˈtrɪpl/
- Noun
- Group or set of three
- A hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach third base.
- Transitive Verb
- To multiply by three; to increase threefold.
B2Moretrust
US /trʌst/
UK /trʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expect confidently
- To have confidence or faith
- Uncountable Noun
- Wealth or property held by one person for another
- The belief that someone is honest
A2TOEICMoretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Moreturn back
US /tɚn bæk/
UK /tə:n bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop and move backward on some issue
B2More
Vocabulary
- heart to heart: An honest and sincere conversation about feelings or personal topics.
- feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
- at sunrise: At the time when the sun first appears in the morning.
- doze off: To fall lightly asleep, especially during the day or when not intending to.
- turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- distant: Unfriendly; cold
- leave: To go away from; depart
- important: Having power or authority
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- hop: Dance party
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- trust: To expect confidently
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- truth: Real facts about something
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- deeply: To a significant degree
- kid: Child or young person
- triple: Group or set of three
- sunrise: The time of day we first see the sun
- hopper: Mix of things to be considered or done
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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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