Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- step on it: Hurry up; go faster.
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- primary: Most important, most basic or essential
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
- towel: Piece of cloth used for drying things
- nearby: Close to where you are
- kid: Child or young person
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- motherhood: Condition of being a female parent
- panda: White and black bear-like mammal from China
- babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
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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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李佳珍 posted on 2026/01/30Ever found yourself in a hilariously awkward misunderstanding? This clip from We Bare Bears shows a chaotic mix-up involving a yard sale phone, a mistaken date, and a surprise baby on the way! You'll get a kick out of the characters' reactions and pick up some fun phrases for navigating unexpected situations.
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