Vocabulary
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
- sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
- at least: As a minimum
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- shirt: Light garment for upper body, with sleeves
- love: Person's name
- slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- sit: To take an exam
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- live: To be alive
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- stop: To block or close something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- pink: Color made by mixing red and white
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- awesomeness: Degree to which a thing makes you feel admiration
- prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- anymore: No longer; no more
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- shiny: Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- act: To behave in a certain way
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- soak: To make something completely wet
- revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- regina: The provincial capital of Saskatchewan
- curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
- aaron: A male given name of Hebrew origin.
- george: Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-)
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- africa: Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
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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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Mean Girls (6/10) Movie CLIP - You're Plastic (2004) HD
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fisher posted on 2013/04/15Ever wondered how to deliver a savage insult like a pro? This clip from Mean Girls is your chance to learn some iconic lines and practice situational dialogue that's perfect for everyday conversations. You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and practical phrases used in teen cliques and high school drama!
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