Vocabulary
- go overboard: To do something too much; to be excessive.
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
- great: Very good; better than before
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- overboard: Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
- anymore: No longer; no more
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- talk: Style of speaking
- stop: To block or close something
- movie: Motion picture; film
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- woman: Adult female human being
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/18Get ready for an emotional ride with Ella McCay's new favorite movie, a tearjerker with a surprisingly hopeful ending! You'll pick up on everyday dialogue and simple sentence structures as you dive into this character-driven story that's perfect for practicing your conversational English.
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