act out
US /ækt aʊt/
UK /ækt aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To perform a role before going on stage; practice
- To perform or represent something through actions.
A1Moreaxis
US /ˈæksɪs/
UK /ˈæksɪs/
- Noun
- A line about which a rotating body turns
B1Morebaton
US /bəˈtɑn, bæ-, ˈbætn:/
UK /'bætɒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Short stick used by a music conductor
- Short stick used by a police officer
B2Morebeast
US /bist/
UK /bi:st/
- Noun
- Ugly or terrifying animal
B1Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebreak it down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- To explain something in a detailed and understandable way.
A2Morecorn
US /kɔrn/
UK /kɔ:n/
- Noun
- Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- Plant with many yellow seeds used as food
B1Moredecoy
US /ˈdiˌkɔɪ, dɪˈkɔɪ/
UK /ˈdi:kɔɪ/
- Noun
- Thing used to trap someone by distracting them
B2Moredeploy
US /dɪˈplɔɪ/
UK /dɪˈplɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put into position (often a military operation)
- To put something into use or action.
B1TOEICMoredestructive
US /dɪˈstrʌktɪv/
UK /dɪ'strʌktɪv/
- Adjective
- Causing a very large amount of damage
- Tending to demolish or tear down; negative; unhelpful.
B2Moredrummer
US /ˈdrʌmɚ/
UK /ˈdrʌmə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who plays a drum
A2Moreexplode
US /ɪkˈsplod/
UK /ɪk'spləʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- To increase in number or amount very quickly
B1Morefederal
US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/
UK /'fedərəl/
- Adjective
- Consisting of several united states
- Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
- Proper Noun
- The central banking system of the United States.
B1Morefeed
US /fid/
UK /fi:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
- Uncountable Noun
- Food given to animals
A2TOEICMorefloat
US /floʊt/
UK /fləʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To sell the shares of a company publicly
- To move slowly and easily through air
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object designed to stay on the surface of water
- Decorated truck used in a festival
B1Morefright
US /fraɪt/
UK /fraɪt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong and sudden fear
A2Moregay
US /ɡeɪ/
UK /geɪ/
- Adjective
- Happy and bright
- Attracted to the same sex; homosexual; lesbian
- Noun
- Person attracted to someone of the same sex
B1Moregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Morein flight
US /ɪn flaɪt/
UK /in flait/
- Phrase
- Act of flying
- Adverb
- While flying.
A2Moreincomplete
US /ˌɪnkəmˈplit/
UK /ˌɪnkəmˈpli:t/
- Adjective
- Not finished; not having everything necessary
A2Moreinstinctively
US /ɪn'stɪŋktɪvlɪ/
UK /ɪn'stɪŋktɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- Through intuition, not thought
B1TOEICMorejoy
US /dʒɔɪ/
UK /dʒɔɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience happiness or to be glad
A2Morekidnap
US /ˈkɪdˌnæp/
UK /'kɪdnæp/
- Transitive Verb
- To take someone and demand money to return them
B1Morekinetic
US /kɪˈnɛtɪk, kaɪ-/
UK /kɪˈnetɪk/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to movement
C1Morelaughter
US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/
UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Action or sound of laughing
- The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
A2Morelooking out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To take care and watch something carefully
- To be careful; to be vigilant
- Intransitive Verb
- To be careful or vigilant
A1Moremanifest
US /ˈmænəˌfɛst/
UK /'mænɪfest/
- Countable Noun
- List of cargo on a ship
- Transitive Verb
- To express or show clearly
- Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.
B1TOEICMoremilitary
US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/
UK /'mɪlətrɪ/
- Noun
- Army or armed forces
- Adjective
- Concerning the army or navy
B1Moreout of order
US /aʊt ʌv ˈɔrdɚ/
UK /aut ɔv ˈɔ:də/
- Adjective
- Not in proper working condition; broken.
- Not following the rules of procedure; inappropriate.
A1Moreoverseas
US /ˌoʊvərˈsi:z/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈsi:z/
- Adverb
- In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
A2TOEICMorepalm
US /pɑ:m/
UK /pɑ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Inner area of a person's hand
- Tropical tree with large leaves only at its top
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something in your hand
- To push someone way with your hand
B1Morepeaceful
US /ˈpisfəl/
UK /ˈpi:sfl/
- Adjective
- In a calm and quiet state
- Being unlikely or unwilling to act violently
B1Morepistol
US /ˈpɪstəl/
UK /'pɪstl/
- Noun
- Small hand gun
B1Morepray
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
A2Morereveal
US /rɪˈvil/
UK /rɪ'vi:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To show something that was hidden before
A2TOEICMorereverb
US /ˈri:vɜ:rb/
UK /ˈri:vɜ:b/
- Uncountable Noun
- A reverberative effect produced in recorded music by electronic means
- An effect added to audio to simulate the sound of a space.
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to reverberate; to echo.
B2Morerhythm
US /ˈrɪðəm/
UK /ˈrɪðəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- A pattern of sound and beats in music
A2Moresensation
US /sɛnˈseʃən/
UK /sen'seɪʃn/
- Noun
- (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- Mental feeling caused by a previous experience
B1Moreshake
US /ʃek/
UK /ʃeɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
- Countable Noun
- Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
A2Moreshaky
US /ˈʃeki/
UK /ˈʃeɪki/
- Adjective
- Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
B1Moresolution
US /səˈluʃən/
UK /səˈlu:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- Way to solve or deal with a problem
A2Moresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Moresoy
US /sɔɪ/
UK /sɔɪ/
- Noun
- Food substance made from soya beans
C2Morestance
US /stæns/
UK /stæns/
- Noun
- A position or opinion stated in public
- Position or way of standing
B1TOEICMoretap
US /tæp/
UK /tæp/
- Transitive Verb
- To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- To spy one someone electronically
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
- Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
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
B1Moretilt
US /tɪlt/
UK /tɪlt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- To move something away from the upright
- Noun
- Position in which one side is above the other
B2Moretoy
US /tɔɪ/
UK /tɔɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Things children play with, as dolls or small cars
- Adjective
- Something small in size compared to an original
A2Moreviolent
US /ˈvaɪələnt/
UK /ˈvaɪələnt/
- Adjective
- Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
A2Morewait up
US /wet ʌp/
UK /weit ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for a while, e.g. for someone to join you
- To delay going to bed, e.g. until someone returns
A1Morewealth
US /wɛlθ/
UK /welθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- wait up: To wait for a while, e.g. for someone to join you
- act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
- out of order: Not in proper working condition; broken.
- in flight: Act of flying
- window: Opening in a wall or door to let in light
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- living: To be alive
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- forget: To not remember something
- big: Popular
- bread: Money or earnings
- part: Division of a book
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- summer: Part of the year when the weather is hot
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- drummer: Someone who plays a drum
- incomplete: Not finished; not having everything necessary
- toy: Things children play with, as dolls or small cars
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- daily: Happening every day
- keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- shaky: Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
- thunder: Loud sound
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- gay: Happy and bright
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- overseas: In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- military: Army or armed forces
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- fright: Strong and sudden fear
- palm: Inner area of a person's hand
- stance: A position or opinion stated in public
- instinctively: Through intuition, not thought
- decoy: Thing used to trap someone by distracting them
- reverb: A reverberative effect produced in recorded music by electronic means
- pistol: Small hand gun
- kinetic: Of or relating to movement
- baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
- kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- soy: Food substance made from soya beans
- axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- manifest: List of cargo on a ship
- beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
- federal: Consisting of several united states
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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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