break down
US /brek daʊn/
UK /breik daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
A1Morebright
US /braɪt/
UK /braɪt/
- Adjective
- Cheerful and happy (manner)
- (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
A2Morechildhood
US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/
UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
- Uncountable Noun
- The time when you are a child
B1Morelook into
US /lʊk ˈɪntu/
UK /luk ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
A1Moreounce
US /aʊns/
UK /aʊns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
- (Often in negative) very small amount of something
B2Morepray
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
A2Moreremind
US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
UK /rɪ'maɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2TOEICMoresafe
US /sef/
UK /seɪf/
- Adjective
- Highly likely
- Being out of danger
- Countable Noun
- Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
A2Moresky
US /skaɪ/
UK /skaɪ/
- Noun
- The place where we see clouds above us
A2Morestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
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
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Vocabulary
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
- love: Person's name
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- safe: Highly likely
- blue: Color of the clear sky
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- long: Person's name
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- special: Being additional or extra
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- thunder: Loud sound
- quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- AI: AI is an acronym for Artificial Intelligence
- ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
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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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