Vocabulary
- no sweat: An informal way of saying that something is not a problem or is easy to do.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- have to: Must do
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
- off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
- into shape: To improve physical fitness or condition.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- on the market: Available for sale.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- going on: To continue doing something
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- stay back: To remain behind; not approach or advance.
- try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
- start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- down the hatch: An expression used before swallowing food or drink.
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- dude: Form of address for a man
- annoying: To make someone angry
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- shut: To stop being open for business
- great: Very good; better than before
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- disregard: To treat something as unimportant; ignore
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- psycho: Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person
- bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
- burn: To destroy with fire
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- squish: To walk through mud or puddles
- burrito: Flour tortilla folded around a filling
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- swift: Quick
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
- happen: To take place or occur
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- catchphrase: Favorite saying of a sect or political group
- graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- wing: Part of an animal's body that is used for flying
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- fetish: Something you are obsessed with/think about a lot
- pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
- buff: Person who knows a great deal about a topic
- chug: To move slowly making low sounds like steam trains
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- boba: The boba (aka the tiny, chewy black balls at the bottom of the drink) is made from tapioca, which is a gluten-free starch extracted from the root of a cassava plant.
- squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
- braille: Raised patterns on pages so blind person can read
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- wimpy: Weak and ineffectual
- funnier: Being more amusing than
- barbell: Bar to for heavy discs in weightlifting
- pip: To just beat someone in a competition
- teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear
- superman: Person with great powers and abilities
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2025/09/27Get ready to laugh with the Annoying Orange in this hilarious "Flaming Orange" episode! You'll pick up some funny catchphrases and even learn a bit about fire safety through some wild sketch comedy and slapstick humor. It's a super fun way to practice situational dialogue and daily practical English!
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