Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- have to: Must do
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- kid on: To joke or tease someone or pretend something is not true.
- have on: To be wearing something.
- go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- bust in: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully, often with the intention of confronting or apprehending someone.
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- respond: To answer something or someone
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- hamster: Small animal with small tail, and large cheeks
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
- subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
- unimportant: Not having a major effect; not important
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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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What to say in uncomfortable situations
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/23Ever feel awkward in those unexpected moments, like in an elevator or at work? This video is packed with practical phrases and confidence tips to help you navigate small talk and workplace conversations like a pro! You'll learn exactly what to say to feel more comfortable and connect with others.
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