Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- contrast with: To be strikingly different from something else.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- come between: To be the cause of a disagreement between people
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- sound right: To seem correct or accurate.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- off the air: Not currently being broadcast on television or radio.
- call attention to: To make someone notice something.
- get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
- check out
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- huge: Very very large
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
- click: To work well with someone or something
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- important: Having power or authority
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
- consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- exclamation: Abrupt excited utterance
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- online: Connected to the internet
- unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
- hoe: Garden tool used to remove weeds or break ground
- mic: Short for 'microphone'
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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
A2 Elementary
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Anita Liu posted on 2026/06/06Ever wondered how to navigate the grocery store like a local? This video breaks down real American English conversations, focusing on natural speech patterns and pronunciation tricks you'll hear every day. You'll pick up useful phrases and learn how native speakers connect words for a smoother, more natural flow!
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