Vocabulary
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
- simple present: A verb tense used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
- check out
- irregular verbs: Verbs that do not form their past tense or past participle by adding -ed.
- good person: A morally upright and kind individual.
- take delight: To get a lot of pleasure from something
- have to: Must do
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- pass away: A polite way of saying 'to die'
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- important: Having power or authority
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- basis: Main ingredient or part of something
- bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- naturally: In the expected or usual way
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- person: Man, woman or child
- auxiliary: Helping or supporting a function or group
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- formally: In a formal manner; officially
- jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- frog: Small hopping amphibian
- keeper: Person taking care of animals
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- someplace: In or at or to some place
- undertaker: One who prepares dead bodies for burial/cremation
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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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LEARN ENGLISH: How to talk about people & events in the past
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/20Ever wanted to chat about your past experiences or even talk about sensitive topics like death politely? This video is your perfect guide to mastering past tenses and learning natural English phrases, including those tricky euphemisms, so you can communicate with confidence!
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