Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- other places: Different locations or areas
- down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- bring back: To cause to remember
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- straighten up: To make something tidy; to put things in their correct place.
- boogie down: To dance energetically to music, especially to funk or disco.
- hang with: To spend time with someone.
- night and day: Continuously; all the time.
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- go after: To chase or pursue something
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- shut away: To shut oneself away or confine.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- good person: A morally upright and kind individual.
- came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- custom made: Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
- on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
- go on: To continue doing something
- sit down: To take a seat
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- stay over: To stay at someone's house for a night.
- on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
- going on: To continue doing something
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- close in on: To approach someone or something, often in a threatening way.
- turn off
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- silly: Careless
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- grease: Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- excellent: Extremely good
- great: Very good; better than before
- inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- land: Region or country
- person: Man, woman or child
- studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- appliance: Device designed to perform common household tasks
- shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- purely: For no other reason; only and completely
- zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- latex: Rubber-like substance, used e.g. for gloves
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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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楊子葳 posted on 2026/02/20Ever wondered how the iconic "Thriller" music video came to life? Dive behind the scenes with director John Landis and Michael Jackson himself as they discuss the creative process, from inspiration to the incredible makeup and choreography that made it a masterpiece. You'll get a fascinating look at filmmaking and pick up some cool vocabulary about special effects and production!
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