Vocabulary
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- chill: State of being a little cold
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- respect: To follow the established rules
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- buck: To resist or go against the trend
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- defense: Argument in support of something
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- tick: To function properly or normally
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- icon: Small image on a computer screen
- nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- deer: Large wild animal with long thin legs and antlers
- gay: Happy and bright
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/12Ever wondered what happens when adults try to play games? This hilarious clip from Hulu's 'Fire Island' shows a group navigating a 'low stakes' game that quickly gets out of hand, featuring some surprisingly intense reactions and pop culture jabs! You'll pick up on some fun, informal phrases for expressing surprise and disagreement, perfect for adding some spice to your own conversations.
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