drown
US /draʊn/
UK /draʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill something by putting it under water
- To make something very wet or cover it completely
B1Morefor the rest
US /fɔr ði rɛst/
UK /fɔ: ðə rest/
- Phrase
- Concerning the remaining people or things.
- During the remaining part of a period of time.
A1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremayor
US /ˈmeɪər/
UK /meə(r)/
- Noun
- Head of a town or city government
B1TOEICMoreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moresugar
US /ˈʃʊɡɚ/
UK /ˈʃʊgə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
- Countable Noun
- Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
A2Moresweeping
US /ˈswipɪŋ/
UK /ˈswi:pɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To clean something from a surface with a brush
- To search a very wide area for something
- Intransitive Verb
- To move or pass quickly and steadily
A2Moretab
US /tæb/
UK /tæb/
- Transitive Verb
- To press the tab key on a keyboard
- Noun
- Formatting space in a word processing document
- Keyboard key to format space in a document
C2Morewalk over
US /wɔk ˈovɚ/
UK /wɔ:k ˈəuvə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
A1More
Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- happen: To take place or occur
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- hey: What you say when you want someone's attention
- sweeping: To clean something from a surface with a brush
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
- tall: High in height
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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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