Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- diet coke: A sugar-free version of Coca-Cola.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- have to: Must do
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
- daily: Happening every day
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- poison: To affect something in a very negative way
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- bartender: Employee who makes and serves alcohol at a bar
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- cube: Solid object that has six square sides
- triple: Group or set of three
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- tequila: Mexican liquor made from juices of an agave plant
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- vodka: Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
- strawberry: Sweet fleshy red fruit
- cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal
- cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese
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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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Daily Easy English Expression 0022 -- 3 Minute English Lesson: Pick your poison.
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mr wong posted on 2025/01/08Ever wondered what 'pick your poison' really means? This quick lesson dives into this fun English idiom, giving you pronunciation tips and showing you exactly how to use it in everyday conversations. You'll be mastering this phrase in no time!
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