Vocabulary
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- have to: Must do
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
- deal with
- up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
- for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- help out: To assist someone
- butt in: To impolitely interrupt (conversation, action)
- in heat: (Of a female mammal) ready to mate.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- check out
- push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- cat flap: A small opening in a door or wall that allows a cat to enter or leave freely.
- go fuck yourself: An extremely rude and offensive way of telling someone to go away or to express anger and contempt.
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- blast: To attack someone with words
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- trust: To expect confidently
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
- fix: Answer to a problem
- patio: Flat hard area outside house where people can sit
- flimsy: Lacking solidity or strength; light; weak
- fiasco: An event that goes wrong in an embarrassing way
- cooperative: Working together to get something done
- filtration: Process whereby fluids pass through a filter
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- bipolar: (Disorder) exhibiting extremes of behavior
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- diary: Book in which you write what you did each day
- lumber: Pieces of wood cut ready for use in building
- taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
- outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
- meow: Cry like a cat
- auntie: A nickname for your aunt
- kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
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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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許文瑜 posted on 2026/04/03Get ready for some dark comedy as Sylvester the cat goes on trial for payroll fraud in this hilarious 'Talking Kitty Cat' episode! You'll pick up practical situational dialogue and simple sentence structures that are perfect for everyday conversations, all while enjoying a wild courtroom skit with a surprising plot twist.
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