Vocabulary
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- salsa dancing: A type of Latin American dance, typically performed to salsa music.
- two left feet: Awkward or clumsy in movement, especially dancing.
- go on: To continue doing something
- have to: Must do
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- leave: To go away from; depart
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
- shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
- audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
- hybrid: Formed from combining different things
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- sparkle: To shine with a lot of very small points of light
- hedgehog: Small mammal making a spiky ball if threatened
- underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
- toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
- nick: Person's name
- karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
- inn: Hotel in the country
- rhinoceros: Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
- slander: Words falsely spoken that damage a reputation
- radiator: Device for cooling down an engine
- salsa: Spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions and chili peppers
- tarantula: Large hairy poisonous tropical spider
- fax: To transmit documents with a facsimile machine
- veneer: Thin layer stuck on surface to improve appearance
- archer: Person who shoots arrows from a bow
- ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
- pong: To smell badly
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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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Trin posted on 2026/01/06Get ready for some hilarious flatmate drama in Extra English episode 8! You'll pick up practical, everyday dialogue as the characters navigate a furniture fiasco and a chaotic karaoke night. It's a super fun way to boost your conversational skills with simple sentence structures!
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