Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- put back: To return something to the proper place
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- going on: To continue doing something
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- roll with it: To adapt easily to changes or unexpected events.
- in honour of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- conduct: Your behavior
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- performance: Act of doing something
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- naughty: Behaving badly, e.g. so as to annoy adults
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- giddy: Feeling dizzy, e.g. due to being spun around
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- decorate: To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- hungover: Feeling ill from drinking too much alcohol
- gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
- rob: Person's name
- asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
- album: Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
- mega: Big; great; large; impressive
- honour: To fulfill an agreement
- geezer: Man, often an old or strange one
- innit: Slang of the be verb 'isn't'
- missus: Someone's wife
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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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rojith1 posted on 2025/03/02Ever wonder what Liam Gallagher gets up to during lockdown? You'll hear all about his postponed wedding and thoughts on Oasis in this super casual chat! It's a fantastic way to practice simple sentence structures and pick up everyday phrases you can use right away.
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