Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- gross out: To cause someone to feel disgusted.
- lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
- have to: Must do
- at the moment: At this time; now
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- all wet: Completely wrong or mistaken.
- get soaked: To become completely wet; drenched.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- go on: To continue doing something
- due to: Because of; owing to
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- miserable: Very unhappy
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- soak: To make something completely wet
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- leave: To go away from; depart
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- altogether: All things considered
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
- length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
- forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
- treacherous: Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
- drizzle: Light rain
- adverse: Negative or harmful
- sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
- countryside: Natural open land away from towns
- informally: In a casual or relaxed way
- formally: In a formal manner; officially
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- inclement: (Of weather) bad; unpleasant; wet or cold
- outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
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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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An English Lesson About Bad Weather ☔?️?
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Minjane posted on 2025/11/04Ever been caught in a downpour and didn't know what to say? This lesson dives into all the fun (and not-so-fun!) vocabulary for bad weather, from being 'soaked' to events being 'rained out.' You'll pick up tons of practical phrases to describe everything from a drizzle to a storm!
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