Vocabulary
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- going on: To continue doing something
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
- have to: Must do
- clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
- neutral: Something with pH value of 7
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- regime: A system of management; a form of government
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- gender: State of being male or female
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- person: Man, woman or child
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- incomprehensible: Impossible to understand or comprehend
- protection: Being kept from harm
- serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
- wallet: Small flat case for money, credit cards etc.
- kid: Child or young person
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- fax: To transmit documents with a facsimile machine
- latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2024/03/11Ever wondered how Brazilians and Americans see the world differently? Comedian Rafi Bastos hilariously dives into the immigrant experience with his signature dark humor and self-deprecating jokes. You'll pick up on cultural insights and pick up some simple, everyday phrases perfect for understanding real-life conversations!
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