Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- at school: Present and attending school.
- at least: As a minimum
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- make a move: To take action; to initiate something.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- turn into: To change to become something else
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- prepare yourself: To get yourself ready for something.
- kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
- deal with
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
- at last: Finally; after a long delay.
- up to something: Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
- chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
- look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- going on: To continue doing something
- follow your nose: To go straight ahead or trust your instincts to find something.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- call it quits: To stop doing something; to give up
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- fair point: A valid or reasonable statement; a good argument.
- great: Very good; better than before
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- master: To gain control over something
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- parent: Person's, animal's mother or father
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- camp: A (military) base
- vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
- teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
- evening: To make something level; to flatten
- torch: Light or flame to be carried in the hand
- van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
- chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
- dad: Another word for father
- sniffing: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
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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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Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 1 Ep 7 "A Matter of Life and Chess"
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Jeng-Lan Lee posted on 2014/12/26Get ready for some family comedy with Vlad and the gang in this hilarious episode of Young Dracula! You'll pick up practical phrases for everyday situations and practice simple sentence structures through fun dialogues, perfect for honing your conversational skills.
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