Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- going on: To continue doing something
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- work out
- at least: As a minimum
- do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- talk: Style of speaking
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- page: Person's name
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- big: Popular
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- forget: To not remember something
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- awesomeness: Degree to which a thing makes you feel admiration
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- download: To transfer data from a computer or the internet
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- Miss: To be absent
- click: To work well with someone or something
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- politics: Job or work involved in the business of government
- religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
- sexy: Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- surround: To be all the way around something
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- exception: Something different or not included
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- convey: To carry or transport something
- ebook: Book displayed on a digital device e.g. a phone
- nagging: To annoy someone by constantly complaining
- breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- 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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What to Talk About On A First Date (and what not to talk about)
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VoiceTube posted on 2014/04/12Wondering what to chat about on a first date? This video gives you super practical tips and conversation starters to make sure your date is fun and flirty, not awkward! You'll pick up useful phrases for real-life situations and learn exactly what topics to steer clear of for a perfect first impression.
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