Vocabulary
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
- have to: Must do
- red: Being the color of blood
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- soup: Fairly liquid food made by boiling ingredients
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- enjoy: To take pleasure in something
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- rice: Person's name
- orange: Being a color that is a mixture of red and yellow
- weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- lunch: Light meal eaten in the middle of the day
- autumn: The season when leaves fall off trees
- dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- mountainous: Containing mountains; (land) with very high hills
- mark: Person's name
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- area: Amount of measured space
- ruler: Someone who has control over a country or area
- soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
- call: A order or request for action
- mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- picking: To take fruit or vegetables from a plant or tree
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- translate: To change something into a different state
- scenery: Stage props during a play; a country view
- noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
- burn: To destroy with fire
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- celebration: Party, event where people rejoice over something
- leaf: Page in a book
- flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
- cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
- oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- understanding: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
- memo: Brief note or message left for another person
- foliage: Leaves of a plant
- udon: A kind of Japanese noodles
- dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
- maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
- dumple: A baked apple, often with a pastry crust.
- feudal: Of or typical of feudalism
- miso: Paste made from fermented soybeans and malt
- fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
- inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
- ko: A knockout in boxing or other combat sports.
- saltwater: Water containing salts such as the ocean
- blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
- carbs: Informal for carbohydrate; Dietary carbohydrates
- glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
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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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Autumn in Japan! What it's like and what's so great about it :)
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Harry posted on 2015/08/19Dreaming of Japan in the fall? This video takes you on an amazing road trip through Yamanashi Prefecture, showing you the stunning autumn foliage and sharing secrets of Momijigari, the Japanese tradition of leaf-viewing! You'll pick up tons of useful vocabulary for travel and culture, plus learn about delicious Hoto noodles along the way.
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