Vocabulary
- do without: To manage without having or doing something
- call in: To ask others for help when in need
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- generous: Giving or ready to give freely
- scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- alive: Living; not dead
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- dodge: To attempt to avoid something
- perfume: Liquid with a pleasing smell you put on your skin
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
- distinctly: Clearly; very
- positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
- smell: To have a particular odor
- kid: Child or young person
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- musty: Smelling old and damp from lack of fresh air
- ghastly: Frightening or horrible to the senses
- scrappy: Quarrelsome; aggressive
- shrill: (Of a cry, sound) very loud and high-pitched
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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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Friends season 10 Friends " Amanda, an old friend of Monica and Phoebe"
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Minh Châu posted on 2025/02/18Oh no, it looks like there was a plan to "cut someone out" in this Friends clip! You'll get to see how Monica and Phoebe try to handle a tricky situation with their old friend Amanda, picking up some fun phrases for navigating awkward social moments along the way. It's a great chance to catch some classic Friends humor and see how they mend friendships!
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