Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- head out: To leave a place; depart
- up to something: Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
- at least: As a minimum
- going on: To continue doing something
- in under: Located inside and beneath something.
- keep from: To prevent someone from doing something
- point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- dude: Form of address for a man
- annoying: To make someone angry
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- surreal: Concerning surrealism
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- motivational: Concerning motivation
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- leave: To go away from; depart
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
- departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
- forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- slick: Confident; effortlessly effective
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- pest: Person, often a small child, who bothers people
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- precaution: Action performed in order to prevent trouble
- tile: Squares of hard material to cover floor/roof/wall
- happen: To take place or occur
- chilly: Slightly cold
- view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
- come: To arrive at a place
- chauffeur: Person employed to drive someone around in a car
- freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
- dismay: To shock and discourage
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- waterproof: That keeps water out, as of clothes
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- setup: Way something is organized or arranged
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- snowman: Figure of a person made of packed snow
- mama: A mother
- papa: Another word for father
- pa: Father
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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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Rare 48-hour Snowstorm Approaches Tokyo ❄️ Life in Japan EP 348
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/02/13Wow, a rare snowstorm hits Tokyo! Join this family vlog as they navigate a cozy snow day, complete with a Starbucks run and winter driving tips in their Toyota NOAH. You'll pick up practical Japanese phrases and get a peek into daily life in Japan during winter!
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