Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- with God: Being in the presence or care of God, often after death.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- shoot out: A gunfight, especially one involving police and criminals.
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- at least: As a minimum
- have to: Must do
- break the ice: To say or do something to relieve tension or awkwardness, especially at the start of a conversation or meeting.
- feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- merchandise: Goods for sale
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
- petition: Request to an authority to change something
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- repulsive: Very unpleasant; that almost makes you feel sick
- addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
- envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
- glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- license: To give official permission to do something
- concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
- shadow: To cover something with shade
- selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
- rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
- dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- stinky
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- nugget: Small, solid lump (of gold, chicken, wisdom etc.)
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- live: To be alive
- let: To allow someone to do something
- devout: Strongly religious; believing something strongly
- maniac: Violent, mentally ill person
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
- crow: Large black bird
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
- hedgehog: Small mammal making a spiky ball if threatened
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- scrabble: To search quickly through a pile of objects
- undesirable: Being unwanted or harmful
- earring: Jewelry for the ear, e.g. a stud or pendant
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- nightfall: Time of day immediately following sunset
- tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
- jew: One of a people whose religion is Judaism
- oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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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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MisoHong posted on 2026/04/20Get ready to laugh with the funniest moments from Fresh Off The Boat! You'll pick up on everyday practical phrases and dive into cultural depth with sharp dialogue and hilarious situations, perfect for understanding situational conversations.
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