Vocabulary
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- have to: Must do
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- got to: To arrive at some place
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- around the corner: Very near; close by.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- manifest: List of cargo on a ship
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- flexible: Bending easily
- due: When something is required or expected
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- cringe: To crouch or move back suddenly, as in fear
- detach: To send away a military unit on a special mission
- optimize: To make as effective as possible
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- own: To have something as your property
- minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
- dungeon: Dark underground room in a castle used as a prison
- add: To include as well
- guacamole: Dip made of avocado, garlic and other seasoning
- blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
- website: Collection of webpages in one location
- yard: Unit of length equal to 3 feet or 91.44 cm
- curate: To be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- catalog: Book of items that are available for purchase
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
- lingo: Language or dialect
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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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
A2 Elementary
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Gen Z vs Millennials Getting Kidnapped
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/23Ever wondered how Gen Z and Millennials would react to a fake kidnapping? This hilarious influencer skit dives into that exact scenario with some seriously funny anxiety humor and domestic satire! You'll pick up on everyday conversational phrases and simple sentence structures perfect for practicing your listening skills.
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