Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- have to: Must do
- going on: To continue doing something
- at least: As a minimum
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
- heading to: Going in a particular direction.
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
- grow out of: To develop or originate from something.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- buy in bulk: To purchase goods in large quantities, typically at a lower price per unit.
- eat out: To eat at a restaurant
- right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- deal with
- fill out: To become fatter
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- on to: Toward something; forward
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- due to: Because of; owing to
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- check out
- warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- dude: Form of address for a man
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- perk: An advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
- glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
- great: Very good; better than before
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- excursion: Short trip or outing to some place
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- area: Amount of measured space
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- price: Person's name
- local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- plum: Type of juicy red or yellow fruit with a stone
- upstairs: On a floor above
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- inexpensive: Having a low price; cheap
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- cheap: Not costing a lot of money
- fruit: Result or product of something
- pajama: Loose clothing of a top and pants worn to sleep in
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- shoe: Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
- haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
- luckily: In a good way; by good fortune
- panda: White and black bear-like mammal from China
- yen: Currency used in Japan
- horrid: Being very shocking or bad
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- secondhand: Something that has already used by another person
- mama: A mother
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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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Saving Money in Tokyo 💵 Family Economics in Japan | Life in Japan EP 299
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/10/21Want to save money while living in Tokyo? Mama Chan shares super practical tips for frugal living and meal prepping that are perfect for expat families! You'll pick up useful phrases for group discounts and daily life in Japan, making your budget stretch further.
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