Vocabulary
- in hiding: Trying to avoid being found or caught.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- aside from
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- check out
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- performance: Act of doing something
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- land: Region or country
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- greed: Wanting too much of something
- jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- live: To be alive
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- testify: To tell what you know (in court)
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- dead: Not alive
- banish: To send someone away, often as punishment
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
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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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"Don't Drink The Water" - Dave Matthews (LIVE on The Late Show)
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/11Get ready to dive into the powerful lyrics of Dave Matthews' "Don't Drink The Water" with this live performance! You'll hear intense themes of displacement and greed, and pick up some strong vocabulary like "banished" and "silence you" that really drive the song's message home.
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