Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- see through: To realize the truth about
- at least: As a minimum
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- vegetable oil: Oil derived from plants, used in cooking.
- stumble upon: To accidentally discover or meet
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- up top: In or at the highest position or location.
- look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
- on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
- tell on: To report someone's bad behavior to an authority.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- check out
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- grain: Seeds of plants used for food
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
- nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
- originally: At first; in the beginning
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
- peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
- lush: Someone who is often drunk
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- paw: Foot of an animal that has claws like a dog or cat
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- add: To include as well
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- smell: To have a particular odor
- beige: A pale brown color
- pint: Unit of liquid equal to 0.473 liters
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- radish: Plant grown for its edible strong-tasting root
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- toilet: Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
- yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
- bake: To cook food (bread, cakes) in an oven
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- bath: Long container you fill with hot water to wash in
- eyelash: Short hairs that grow along the edges of the eyes
- silicone: Any of large class of siloxanes; used in coatings
- spaceship: Spacecraft designed to travel into space
- blackberry: Type of black fruit grown on vines with thorns
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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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We Had a Sleepover in Tokyo's Strangest AirBnB
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林宜悉 posted on 2020/03/24Ever wondered what a sleepover in Tokyo's weirdest Airbnb would be like? You'll get to see it all, from microwave banana bread to Harajuku nails, while picking up tons of practical, everyday English phrases! This is a super fun way to dive into daily conversations and cultural insights.
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