Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- have to: Must do
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- first words: The initial words spoken by a baby or young child.
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- happen on: To find or discover by accident.
- on occasion: Sometimes, but not regularly.
- look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- next to: Being located along side another
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- do without: To manage without having or doing something
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- without a shadow of a doubt: With complete certainty; no doubt at all.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- stink: To smell terrible
- leave: To go away from; depart
- affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
- relieve: To make less boring by making some change
- lengthy: Having a lot of something, such as pages in a book
- garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- deep: Complex and important
- slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
- betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- tremendously: Very well or very impressively
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- undoubtedly: With certainty; without question; for sure
- brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- burglar: Thief who enters a building with intent to steal
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- happen: To take place or occur
- chilly: Slightly cold
- slut: Offensive, derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman
- geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
- deceit: Deliberately lying to someone to trick them
- bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
- contrive: To devise or bring about with clever planning
- wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- minty: Having the favor or smell of mint
- oar: Pole dipped into the water to move and steer boats
- bogey: Being one stroke over par on a hole in golf
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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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Dreams, Morning Breath, Morning Sex, And Sleeping On Your Arm | Michael McIntyre
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Fan yi posted on 2025/10/15Ever wonder what your partner is *really* thinking in the morning? Michael McIntyre hilariously dives into the relatable chaos of morning breath, dreams, and those awkward 'dead arm' moments, giving you a fantastic chance to pick up everyday conversational phrases!
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