Vocabulary
- to bits: Broken into many small pieces; completely ruined.
- come off it: Used to express disbelief or disagreement.
- locking up: The act of imprisoning someone.
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- at least: As a minimum
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
- compromise: To weaken your position or views
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- blow: To move something using air
- couple: To join something to something else
- leave: To go away from; depart
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- great: Very good; better than before
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- butcher: Store selling meat; person who sells meats
- collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
- loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- cock: Adult male chicken
- termite: Small white tropical insect which eats wood
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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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The Boys - Butcher Yells at Hughie; Kimiko Plays Piano (S3E1) | Movieclips
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/10/31Get ready for some intense dialogue and dark humor straight from 'The Boys'! You'll hear Butcher's signature British slang and witness some serious betrayal, making this a fantastic scene for practicing situational conversations and simple sentence structures. It's a wild ride that's perfect for boosting your English comprehension!
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