Vocabulary
- play pretend: To engage in imaginative role-playing, creating scenarios and acting as if they are real.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- come: To arrive at a place
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
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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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"Stay High" - Tove Lo - Against The Current Cover
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Xuan posted on 2014/11/13Get ready for an emotional ride with Against The Current's powerful cover of "Stay High"! You'll love their melancholic pop-rock vibe and the simple sentence structures in the lyrics, making it super easy to follow along and boost your English.
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