Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- judging from: Based on the available evidence or information.
- flip out: To become very excited, angry, or lose control.
- tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
- have to: Must do
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- from the dead: Returned to life after being dead.
- get around to: To finally start doing something you avoided doing
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- wear on
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- leave: To go away from; depart
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- creative: Having the ability to make something new
- great: Very good; better than before
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- business: A company formed for making profit
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- mindless: Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
- tub: Another word for a bath
- hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- lag: Delay between two events
- scented: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
- knitting: To join or be joined closely together
- bunker: Section of a golf course that contains sand
- typhoid: Serious waterborne illness
- til: Until
- lard: Cooled fat from meat
- tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
- buttercream: Substance between butter and cream
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
0
luna.chou posted on 2020/06/08Ever wonder how different personalities handle life after quarantine? This hilarious video dives into relatable post-lockdown scenarios with tons of introvert humor and cultural references you'll love! You'll pick up practical phrases for everyday conversations and gain cultural depth from these funny confessions.
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!
