Vocabulary
- red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- at this juncture: At this particular moment or point in time.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- hot and heavy: Having a passionate, intense romantic or sexual relationship.
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- sarcastic: Being rude and critical
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
- couple: To join something to something else
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- person: Man, woman or child
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- business: A company formed for making profit
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- deep: Complex and important
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
- flag: To indicate something should get special attention
- outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
- kink: Small dent or curl in something, e.g. your hair
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
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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 2026/03/10Ever wondered what it's like to make your stand-up debut? Greg Barris shares some hilarious, dark humor observations about dating and Uber drivers that will have you laughing out loud! You'll pick up on situational dialogue and simple sentence structures perfect for practicing your conversational English.
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