certainty
US /ˈsɜ:rtnti/
UK /ˈsɜ:tnti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling that you really know something; being sure
A2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredespair
US /dɪˈspɛr/
UK /dɪ'speə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have lost all hope; lose heart
- Uncountable Noun
- Felling of having lost all hope
B1TOEICMorefaith
US /feθ/
UK /feɪθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Belief in a god or gods; religion
- Belief that that something is true without proof
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
A2TOEICMoreflee
US /fli/
UK /fli:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
B1Morehunger
US /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/
UK /ˈhʌŋgə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong desire or need
- Need for food; a severe lack of food
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel hunger; to suffer from a lack of food.
B2Morehurry
US /ˈhɚri, ˈhʌr-/
UK /'hʌrɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- Noun
- Act of moving quickly because you are late
A2TOEICMoreoccasionally
US /əˈkeɪʒən(ə)li/
UK /əˈkeɪʒnəli/
- Adverb
- Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- Happening or appearing irregularly.
A2Moreovercome
US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/
UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/
- Transitive Verb
- To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- Participle
- Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
A2TOEICMoresearch
US /sɜ:rtʃ/
UK /sɜ:tʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
A2TOEICMoresearch for
US /sɚtʃ fɔr/
UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find someone or something.
B1Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- certainty: Feeling that you really know something; being sure
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- live: To be alive
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- hunger: Strong desire or need
- hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- stop: To block or close something
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
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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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小葉子 posted on 2014/01/04Ever wondered what life was like for children during WWII? This powerful oral history shares a young girl's memories of a harrowing train journey, food scarcity, and her mother's incredible sacrifices. You'll gain deep cultural insight and practice complex sentence structures as you hear this unforgettable story of faith and hope.
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