Vocabulary
- go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- go on: To continue doing something
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
- going on: To continue doing something
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- time off work: A period when you are not working; absence from work.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- find out about: To look for information to learn about it
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- intention: Aim or purpose
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
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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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6 ways to talk about a missed situation: "I was going to"
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VoiceTube posted on 2015/08/05Ever wish you could say 'I was going to...' for all those plans that just didn't happen? This video is packed with practical, everyday phrases to talk about missed situations and intentions, making your spoken English sound super natural. You'll pick up useful grammar and situational dialogues that you can use right away!
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