Vocabulary
- in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- wine glass: A glass, typically stemmed, used for drinking wine.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- hot potato: A controversial or difficult issue that is awkward or unpleasant to deal with.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- break it to: To tell someone bad news.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- sock in: To cover or surround completely, especially with fog or clouds.
- air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- blow: To move something using air
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- palm: Inner area of a person's hand
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- fermentation: Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
- yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- product: Item that can be bought
- burp: To expel gas from the stomach noisily
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- byproduct: A waste product made from making something else
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- call: A order or request for action
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- manager: Person who controls and runs a business or group
- kicker: Player who kicks the football
- grapefruit: Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
- correctional: Concerned with or providing correction
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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
A2 Elementary
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林宜悉 posted on 2022/10/09Ever wondered how to make wine in prison? You'll be amazed as an ex-inmate teaches a sommelier how to make 'pruno' using a sock as a strainer! This video is a fun way to pick up practical vocabulary and dive into some fascinating cultural insights.
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