Vocabulary
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
- have to: Must do
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- at least: As a minimum
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- jet lagged: Feeling tired and disoriented after a long flight across time zones.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- across from: Being on the other side
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- drive back: To force someone or something to retreat or move backward.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- sober: Not drunk
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
- great: Very good; better than before
- basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
- entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- swift: Quick
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- gamble: To play games to win money
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- editor: Person deciding the contents of a book or magazine
- dealer: Someone who buys things to sell to others
- diary: Book in which you write what you did each day
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- caliber: Degree or grade of excellence or worth
- recreate: To make a past situation exist again
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
- coliseum: Large round sports stadium with tiered seats
- gambler: Person who bets money on the outcome of events
- hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
- woodwork: Work made of wood, e.g. moldings or furniture
- chinatown: Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants
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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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Jimmy O. Yang on TSA Issues, Playing Blackjack in Vegas & His Parents Going to His Hong Kong Shows
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ballades0228 posted on 2026/05/19Ever wonder what it's like to be a celebrity dealing with family, fame, and travel hassles? Comedian Jimmy O. Yang shares hilarious stories about his recent sold-out shows in Hong Kong, the frustrations of airport security, and reconnecting with his roots. You'll pick up some great vocabulary for talking about travel and family dynamics along the way!
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