bear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Morebeg
US /bɛɡ/
UK /beg/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
B1Morebittersweet
US /'bɪtəˌswi:t/
UK /'bɪtəswi:t/
- Adjective
- Being both bitter and sweet; sad in a touching way
C2Moreglory
US /ˈɡlɔri, ˈɡlori/
UK /'ɡlɔ:rɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of having respect, honor or pride
- Condition of great beauty, success, or influence
B1Morehaze
US /hez/
UK /heɪz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dust, smoke, or gas that darkens or clouds the air
- State of confusion about thoughts, or meanings
- Transitive Verb
- To initiate members who perform dangerous acts
B2TOEICMorelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moreout of the blue
US
UK
- Phrase
- Unexpectedly; without warning
- Idiom
- Unexpectedly; without warning.
A1Morereminded
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2Moresettle
US /ˈsɛtl/
UK /'setl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
- Intransitive Verb
- To become accustomed to a new environment
- (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
A2Moreshy
US /ʃaɪ/
UK /ʃaɪ/
- Adjective
- Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- Being less than the full or expected amount
- Intransitive Verb
- To move away due to nervousness
A2Morestay away
US /ste əˈwe/
UK /stei əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- To remain absent from a place or event.
C2Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoretime flies
US /taɪm flaɪz/
UK /taim flaɪz/
- Idiom
- Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
A1More
Vocabulary
- out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- time flies: Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
- love: Person's name
- forget: To not remember something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- blue: Color of the clear sky
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- yesterday: Day before today
- summer: Part of the year when the weather is hot
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- married: To become the husband or wife of someone
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
- reminded: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
- bittersweet: Being both bitter and sweet; sad in a touching way
- haze: Dust, smoke, or gas that darkens or clouds the air
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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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