Vocabulary
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- way too long: Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- blow: To move something using air
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- fill: To make something full
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- great: Very good; better than before
- inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- person: Man, woman or child
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- mud: Soft, wet dirt
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
- tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
- inflatable: Designed to be filled with air or gas
- popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
- panda: White and black bear-like mammal from China
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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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shilf posted on 2026/03/10Ever wondered what "blow up" really means? This video dives into the multiple meanings of this super common phrasal verb with tons of real-life examples, from inflating balloons to getting super angry! You'll pick up practical, everyday English that'll make your conversations pop.
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