Vocabulary
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- hold your tongue: To stop yourself from saying something you might regret.
- deal with
- in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in motion: Moving; not stationary.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- real bad: Very bad; extremely unfavorable or unpleasant.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- from hell: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- have to: Must do
- true nature: The inherent qualities or character of a person or thing.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- piss off: To leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away
- got to: To arrive at some place
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- switch on: To put something electrical on or off
- left out: To forget; omit
- iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- narrative: The telling of a story
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
- speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
- mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
- assistant: Person who helps another, usually as a job
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- redeem: To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- dart: To move suddenly away; race away
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- mysteriously: In a confusing or difficult to understand way
- mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
- beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- heel: Back or end part of something
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- dead: Not alive
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- morbid: Having unhealthy interest in the subject of death
- tyrannical: Forcing people to do what you want, as by threats
- notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
- cannibalism: Practice of one human eating another
- crossover: The use of a new style (especially in pop music)
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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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Top 10 Disturbing Disney Villain Conspiracy Theories
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/02/20Ever wondered if Disney villains are *really* that evil? Dive into the top 10 most unsettling Disney villain conspiracy theories, from Hunchback to Scar, and explore some seriously dark fan theories! You'll get to practice simple sentence structures while learning some fascinating cultural insights into your favorite childhood movies.
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