Vocabulary
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- split up: To break up your marriage or relationship
- look back: To think about past events
- in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- close behind: Following very closely; in close pursuit.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- leave: To go away from; depart
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- important: Having power or authority
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- suspense: Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
- cross: Angry and upset
- parole: Conditional release of a prisoner
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- alibi: Proof you were somewhere else at time of a crime
- courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
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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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Top 17 MOVIE PHRASES to Understand Movies Without Subtitles
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Susan posted on 2026/06/09Ever feel lost during movie scenes because you're missing key phrases? This video breaks down 17 common expressions like "They're on our tail" and "You've crossed the line" that native speakers use all the time in films. You'll learn their meanings and see them in action with easy examples, making your next movie night much more understandable!
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