Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- amount: Quantity of something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- usage: Amount something is used
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
- countable: (Of nouns) that can exist in the plural
- uncountable: (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
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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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How To Use Stuff and Things | Like A Native Speaker
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Elise Chuang posted on 2021/08/30Ever get confused between 'stuff' and 'things'? This video breaks down the difference between countable and uncountable nouns in a super practical way, just like a native speaker would! You'll pick up informal English phrases and general extenders that you can use in everyday conversations right away.
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