Vocabulary
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- stay back: To remain behind; not approach or advance.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- with all due respect: A polite phrase used to express disagreement or criticism.
- stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
- under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- compelling: To force someone to do something
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- due: When something is required or expected
- respect: To follow the established rules
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- investigation: Search for information about something
- hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- epiphany: Christian feast celebrating Jesus as an infant
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- naughty: Behaving badly, e.g. so as to annoy adults
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
- spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
- trust: To expect confidently
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- qualify: To earn a qualification through exam, studying
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- cop: Slang for police officer
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
- lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
- gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
- android: Robot that looks or seems human
- oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
- negotiator: Person holding a discussion to reach agreement
- motionless: Not in physical motion; not moving
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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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Robin posted on 2025/02/17Get ready for some laughs with Jake Peralta in this hilarious 'Detroit: Become Human' inspired scene! You'll pick up practical workplace dialogue and situational phrases perfect for crime scene banter and high-stakes negotiations. It's a super fun way to boost your English with some deadpan humor and simple sentence structures!
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