Vocabulary
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- on end: Continuously; without stopping.
- walk alone: To walk without company; to walk by oneself.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- motivational: Concerning motivation
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- tummy: Stomach or belly
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- visibly: So as to be seen or noticed
- heavenly: Of or relating to heaven, in the religious sense
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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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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Terrible English Idioms! - English lesson for Halloween with EatSleepDreamEnglish
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Elise Chuang posted on 2021/09/23Get ready for some spooky fun with these Halloween idioms that might just give you goosebumps! You'll learn hilarious phrases like 'heebie jeebies' and 'have a stab' in this quick, entertaining mini-lesson perfect for ESL learners. Dive in and add some creepy-crawly vocabulary to your English toolkit!
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