Vocabulary
- in the mood: Wanting to do something
- on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- eyed: To watch or study something closely
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
- sit: To take an exam
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- job: Something that must be done
- long: Person's name
- big: Popular
- midday: Noon; 12 p.m.
- lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
- dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- camp: A (military) base
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- boss: Person in charge of you at work
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- luck: Accidental way things happen, often good things
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
- king: Person considered the best or top at something
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- master: To gain control over something
- whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
- column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- urge: A strong desire for something
- illuminate: To supply light to something
- genie: Magic spirit that can make wishes come true
- shah: Title given to the monarch of Iran
- fide
- poof: A footstool to rest your feet on
- buggy: Being full of errors in software
- ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
- slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
- certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
- sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- dude: Form of address for a man
- 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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Sophia Lin posted on 2013/05/03Ever wondered what it's like to have a friend like a Genie? This super fun clip from Disney's Aladdin is perfect for picking up everyday conversational phrases and simple sentence structures in a hilarious musical number! You'll be singing along and learning in no time!
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