Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- check out
- got to: To arrive at some place
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- rent out: To allow someone to use something that you own in return for money.
- fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
- have to: Must do
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- strength: Condition of being strong
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- require: To demand that someone does something
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
- pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
- nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
- canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
- carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
- blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
- gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- shut: To stop being open for business
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- area: Amount of measured space
- antisocial: Avoiding friendly associations with other people
- knit: To join or be joined closely together
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- live: To be alive
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- prune: A dried plum
- yarn: To tell or spin a yarn or story
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- beginner: Someone new to a field or activity
- picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- panorama: Full and wide view of something
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
- motherhood: Condition of being a female parent
- birdie: Shooting a hole in one stroke under par in golf
- unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty
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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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GRANDMA Meets GRANDDAUGHTER & SON IN LAW for the FIRST TIME 🌸 A Week in my Life Living in JAPAN
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/09/25Get ready for some heartwarming moments as a grandma meets her granddaughter and son-in-law for the very first time in Japan! You'll get to practice daily practical English and pick up simple sentence structures while experiencing a bicultural family's special week, from airport greetings to a visit to Showa Kinen Park.
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