based on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- Preposition
- Using something as the main idea or foundation.
- Relying on something as evidence or justification.
A1Morebreaks down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
A1Morechoreograph
US /ˈkɔ:riəgræf/
UK /ˈkɒriəgrɑ:f/
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange the movements of dances and dancers
C1Morefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Moregraffiti
US /ɡrəˈfiti/
UK /grəˈfi:ti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
- The activity of writing or drawing graffiti.
- Transitive Verb
- To create graffiti on something.
B2Moreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
next door
US /nɛkst dɔr/
UK /nekst dɔ:/
- Adverb
- Living in the house next to the one mentioned
A1Morepsycho
US /ˈsaɪko/
UK /'saɪkəʊ/
- Noun
- Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
B2Moreput together
US /pʊt təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /put təˈɡeðə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- To organize or arrange something.
A1Morerandom
US /ˈrændəm/
UK /'rændəm/
- Adjective
- Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
B1Morerequired
US /rɪ'kwaɪəd/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪəd/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need something, to make it necessary
- Adjective
- Necessary or needed for a particular purpose.
- Officially compulsory; obligatory.
A2Morescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMorescreen
US /skrin/
UK /skri:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide or block something from being seen
- To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
- Noun
- Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
- Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
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Vocabulary
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- required: To demand that someone does something
- psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
- movie: Motion picture; film
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
- choreograph: To arrange the movements of dances and dancers
- george: Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-)
- charlie: A male given name, a diminutive of Charles.
- neil: A male given name, of Irish origin.
- christopher: A male given name, derived from Greek, meaning 'bearer of Christ'.
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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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