Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- seek help: To ask for or try to get assistance or support.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- have to: Must do
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- see to: To attend to; take care of
- at the moment: At this time; now
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- out of breath: Having difficulty breathing, often after physical exertion.
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- tooth: A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- test: To be given a medical examination
- chocolate: Hard brown candy made from cocoa beans
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- unprepared: Without preparation; not prepared for
- Miss: To be absent
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- missing: To be absent
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- sinking: To push something down into the ground
- wooden: (Of acting) without natural emotion; unconvincing
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- unattractive: Not pleasant or good-looking
- injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- powerless: Lacking control or influence
- cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
- insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
- toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
- partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- slapping: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
- spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
- embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
- bizarre: Odd or strange
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- seek: To ask someone for help
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- plunger: Tool with rubber ends used to clean clogged drains
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- mode: Fashion and design
- dread: To await with great fear
- recur: To occur again or repeatedly
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
- octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
- maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
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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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g2 posted on 2016/11/03Ever wonder what your dreams *really* mean? This fun video breaks down the top 10 most common dreams, from falling to showing up naked, and explains their meanings in simple sentences you'll easily understand. You'll pick up some great vocabulary while getting a peek into your subconscious!
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