Vocabulary
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have to: Must do
- come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- pass away: A polite way of saying 'to die'
- mom: A slang term for mother
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- person: Man, woman or child
- rice: Person's name
- wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- wife: Married woman
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
- snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- straighten: To make or become straight
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- luck: Accidental way things happen, often good things
- marry: To become the husband or wife of someone
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- kid: Child or young person
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- inconvenient: Causing difficulty, discomfort, or problems
- convincing: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- style: The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
- whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- superstitious: Believing certain things are lucky/unlucky
- thrift: Cautious management of money
- fetal: Of a fetus or unborn baby
- skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
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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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Bad Luck Superstitions Our Asian Parents Told Us As Kids
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莊曉婷 posted on 2015/11/10Ever heard that whistling at night summons snakes? Dive into hilarious superstitions your Asian parents probably warned you about, from chopstick taboos to thrift store fears! You'll pick up tons of cultural insights and practice simple, everyday sentence structures along the way.
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