awake
US /əˈwek/
UK /əˈweɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- To wake from sleep; wake someone from sleep
- Adjective
- Not asleep; up; alert
A2Moreblock
US /blɑk/
UK /blɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Solid piece of material used for building
- A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop from going forward or making progress
- To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
A2Moredistract
US /dɪˈstrækt/
UK /dɪ'strækt/
- Transitive Verb
- To draw someone's attention away from something
B1TOEICMorego away
US /ɡo əˈwe/
UK /ɡəu əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go on vacation
- To leave; depart.
A1Moreignore
US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/
UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
A2TOEICMorelook for
US /lʊk fɔr/
UK /luk fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- To expect or anticipate something.
A1Moreout 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.
A1Moresiren
US /ˈsaɪrən/
UK /'saɪrən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
- Noun
- Woman who attracts men toward danger
B2Morestep down
US /stɛp daʊn/
UK /step daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reduce the amount of something
- To resign
- Transitive Verb
- To reduce the voltage of an electrical current.
A1Moretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
A2TOEICMoreunknown
US /ˌʌnˈnoʊn/
UK /ˌʌnˈnəʊn/
- Adjective
- Not being known or famous
- Being unfamiliar or not known
- Countable Noun
- Person who is not famous or known by many
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Vocabulary
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- go away: To go on vacation
- step down: To reduce the amount of something
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- leave: To go away from; depart
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- deep: Complex and important
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- part: Division of a book
- siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- unknown: Not being known or famous
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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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