Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- such as: For example; like
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- hang around: To spend time with someone
- good riddance: Expression showing relief at someone's departure.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- do away with: To remove or take something away; to kill
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
- good person: A morally upright and kind individual.
- throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- when the time comes: At the appropriate or necessary future moment.
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- by your side: Near you, supporting you.
- often seen: Frequently observed; commonly encountered.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- leave: To go away from; depart
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- important: Having power or authority
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- icon: Small image on a computer screen
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- disrespect: Lack of respect
- contrive: To devise or bring about with clever planning
- locus: Site or location where something is, or occurs
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
- pizzeria: Shop where pizzas are made and sold
- unnecessarily: In an unnecessary manner
- unkind: Lacking kindness; mean; ungenerous
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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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6 Ways to Get People to Respect You (Avoid Being Taken Advantage Of)
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林宜悉 posted on 2023/09/07Ever feel like people walk all over you? This video shares 6 practical ways to earn respect, from setting boundaries to mastering confident body language, so you can stop being a people-pleaser! You'll pick up simple sentence structures and real-world phrases perfect for daily use.
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