Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
- piss off: To leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away
- fly into: Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- tick off: To indicate or select using a check mark on a list
- lash out: To suddenly attempt to hit someone or something.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- with cause: With a justified reason or legal grounds.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- spit on: To show contempt for someone by spitting towards or onto them.
- turn red: To blush or become flushed, usually due to embarrassment or shyness.
- bad words: Offensive or taboo words; swear words.
- go nuts: To become crazy, angry, or very excited.
- red in the face: Having a flushed face from embarrassment, anger, or exertion.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- check out
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- person: Man, woman or child
- blow: To move something using air
- chill: State of being a little cold
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
- mad: Very angry
- tick: To function properly or normally
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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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Sam posted on 2015/11/17Ever feel like you're going to explode? This video is packed with 11 practical phrasal verbs to express anger, perfect for boosting your spoken English! You'll learn how to use them in simple sentences and improve your pronunciation so you can communicate your feelings clearly and calmly.
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