Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- going on: To continue doing something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- at least: As a minimum
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- right up there: Among the best or most successful.
- rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- little man: A man of short stature.
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- from the heart: In a very sincere and genuine way.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- next to: Being located along side another
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- at each other's throats: Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
- brush aside: To ignore or treat something as unimportant.
- in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- deal with
- break up
- come between: To be the cause of a disagreement between people
- freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
- water under the bridge: Past events that are no longer important or cause no trouble.
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
- on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- do without: To manage without having or doing something
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- dude: Form of address for a man
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- vengeance: Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- comprehend: To understand the meaning of
- sack: To put something in a large bag
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- pal: Friend
- impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- quit: To leave a job
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- incline: To bend the head or body forward
- lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
- marshmallow: Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
- tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
- enchant: To hold the admiration of others; charm
- niece: Daughter of your brother or sister
- kid: Child or young person
- loophole: Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
- psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
- punk: Violent or criminal young man
- rebuke: To tell someone off for what they did wrong
- gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
- shack: Small often wooden building that is not well made
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- telepathy: Communication of thoughts or ideas between minds
- thee: An old-fashioned word for you
- quicksand: Pit of loose wet sand which sucks objects into it
- hunter: Someone who hunts animals to kill them
- rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
- tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- uncle: Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt
- oui: (French) for 'yes'
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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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Gravity Falls Full Episode | S1 E4 | The Hand That Rocks the Mabel |@disneychannel
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jyury posted on 2026/02/01Get ready for some weird comedy and psychic fraud in Gravity Falls! You'll love following Dipper and Mabel's adventures as they deal with Lil Gideon and an awkward date, which is perfect for practicing situational dialogue and simple sentence structures.
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