Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- go on: To continue doing something
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- afternoon tea: A light meal typically eaten between 3pm and 5pm, consisting of tea, sandwiches, cakes, and scones.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
- ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- tea: A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- tonight: Night following this day
- famous: Excellent
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- website: Collection of webpages in one location
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- infinitive: A verb in its base form, e.g. 'to run'
- skating: To slide on ice wearing boots with a metal blade
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- pub: Building with a bar licensed to sell alcohol
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- skate: Flat sea fish
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- theatre: Place where plays are seen
- champagne: French sparkling drink used for celebrations
- countryside: Natural open land away from towns
- suggestion: Idea about what someone should do
- conditional: Clause or sentence beginning with 'if' or 'unless'
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
- relaxed: Being calm or quiet; not worrying
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
- fix: Answer to a problem
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- bare: Lacking contents; empty
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
- stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
- gerund: Noun formed from a verb (such as the '-ing' form)
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- e: Fifth letter of the English alphabet
- wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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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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黃國宣 posted on 2014/03/22Want to sound more natural when suggesting plans in English? This video breaks down how to use phrases like 'should' and 'how about' with fun examples from London, like visiting Madame Tussauds! You'll pick up practical, conversational skills perfect for everyday chats.
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