Vocabulary
- after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
- at last: Finally; after a long delay.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- couple: To join something to something else
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
- heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
- tale: Story that is not true
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- important: Having power or authority
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
- petty: Small and unimportant; small-minded
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- modify: To make minor change to something
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- dig: To move material to create a hole
- assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
- astray: Away from the right direction or path
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- peace: Calm and quiet state
- kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
- impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- meaningless: Being unable to be explained or understood
- cock: Adult male chicken
- doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
- unimportant: Not having a major effect; not important
- correctness: Degree of fact or truth
- gent: Shortened form of 'gentleman'
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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 2026/02/08Ever get into a silly argument with your partner about something totally ridiculous? This heartwarming anecdote about a 'chicken or duck' debate is hilarious and packed with practical tips on couples communication and choosing kindness over being right. You'll pick up some great everyday phrases and learn how to navigate petty arguments with a smile!
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