Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- look after: To take care of someone or something
- fell ill: To become sick; to start suffering from a disease.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- in total: Completely; with everything added together.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- next to: Being located along side another
- got to: To arrive at some place
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- barely: Only just; just possible
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- clutter: To fill with disorderly mess of things
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- cupboard: Piece of furniture used for storage
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
- display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- assist: To help
- pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- area: Amount of measured space
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- sue: Person's name
- hallway: Interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
- disarray: State of being in a mess and disorganized
- slipper: Soft, comfortable type of indoor footwear
- catalog: Book of items that are available for purchase
- peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
- platter: Large plate that holds several types of food
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- dingy: Dark in an unpleasant way, often looking dirty
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- unused: Not yet used; clean; new
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- nan: Flat Indian bread
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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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Sue's life is TRANSFORMED after clearing clutter | Sort Your Life Out - BBC
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林宜悉 posted on 2024/02/09Get ready for an amazing transformation as Sue's life changes after tackling years of clutter! You'll see incredible before-and-after moments and hear real conversations about sorting through keepsakes, making this a fantastic way to practice situational dialogue and everyday practical English.
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