Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- put away: To put things in a closet, etc.; tidy up
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- at least: As a minimum
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
- substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
- fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- seek: To ask someone for help
- analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
- testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
- cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
- strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- sanitize: To make clean so people do not get sick
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- exchange: Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- slut: Offensive, derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- fertilize: To make pregnant; to put sperm in an egg
- correspondence: Quality of similarity or equality
- informative: Giving a lot of information
- funk: Feeling of fear; sadness
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- yuck: Used to express rejection or strong disgust
- hoe: Garden tool used to remove weeds or break ground
- sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
- bra: Woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts
- summertime: Warmest season of the year
- 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
A2 Elementary
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Simon Chen posted on 2013/06/02Get ready to laugh with this hilarious 'Mad TV' sketch featuring a substitute teacher who's definitely not your average educator! You'll pick up some fun situational dialogue and practical phrases, all while enjoying some seriously funny Spanglish comedy and crude humor.
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