Vocabulary
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
- in the club: Being a member of a group or organization.
- off the chain: Extremely good, exciting, or impressive.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- tear up: To cause someone much grief
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- tonight: Night following this day
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- stop: To block or close something
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- ill: Not well or sick
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- club: Group of people who share an interest, as in sport
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
- clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- quit: To leave a job
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- act: To behave in a certain way
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- darling: Dearly loved person
- moving: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- trunk: Long nose of an elephant
- vodka: Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
- la: The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
- chica: (Spanish) A girl or young woman.
- snooze: A short light sleep; nap
- inception: Beginning or start of (institution or business)
- chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
- Coke: Street names for cocaine
- bass: Type of fish
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
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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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Bruce Chen posted on 2013/04/19Get ready to hit the dance floor with Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull's iconic party anthem, "On The Floor"! You'll pick up useful situational dialogue and simple sentence structures perfect for practicing real-world party conversations. This is a super fun way to boost your English while jamming to a global club hit!
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