Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- move about: To go from place to place; travel around.
- wait around: To wait idly or without a specific purpose.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- shit out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities, often of low quality.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- have to: Must do
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- dig: To move material to create a hole
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- broad: General; not detailed
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- twist: To turn something in a circular direction
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- battle: Military fight between armies
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
- fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- kingdom: Category of the natural world
- poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
- mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
- bastard: Someone whose parents were not married
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
- snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
- badger: Small forest animal with thick black and white fur
- stung: Aroused to anger or action
- nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
- cobra: Deadly snake known for its hooded head
- oooh: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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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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The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger (original narration by Randall)
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Kristi Yang posted on 2016/09/26Get ready to laugh with the legendary Randall narration of the fearless honey badger! You'll pick up some fun, informal dialogue while learning about this incredible animal's resistance to venom and its epic bee hive raids.
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