Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
- push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
- on a stick: Food that is served on a stick
- at each other's throats: Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- mad: Very angry
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- burn: To destroy with fire
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- liar: Person who tells lies
- wooden: (Of acting) without natural emotion; unconvincing
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- sit: To take an exam
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
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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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Ron Swanson and the Coffeepot Mystery - Parks and Recreation
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Mahiro Kitauchi posted on 2020/05/19Ever wondered who's responsible when something goes wrong at the office? This hilarious clip from Parks and Recreation dives into a classic workplace mystery with quick-fire ensemble banter that's perfect for practicing daily practical and situational dialogue. You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and realistic conversational phrases in no time!
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