Vocabulary
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the hot seat: In a stressful or difficult position requiring accountability.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
- emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
- grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
- chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- tame: Not wild; trained to obey people
- person: Man, woman or child
- trust: To expect confidently
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- pancake: Flat cake of fried on both sides on a griddle, etc.
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
- info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
- negotiator: Person holding a discussion to reach agreement
- airplane: A machine that flies through the air
- waltz: Dignified dance of two people holding each other
- grandpa: Your mother or father's father
- jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
- puppeteer: Person who uses puppets to perform for a show
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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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Jasmine Chen cc posted on 2026/04/16Get ready for some hilarious family drama in this trailer for "Focker-In-Law"! You'll pick up on everyday conversational phrases and simple sentence structures perfect for practicing situational dialogue. It's a fantastic way to dive into natural family dynamics with a good dose of cringe comedy!
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