Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- got to: To arrive at some place
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- seal off: To close an entrance to a place
- without exception: Including everyone or everything; in every case; without any exclusions.
- go on: To continue doing something
- side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
- sneak in: To enter a place secretly and quietly, usually without permission.
- sneak out: To leave a place secretly, usually without permission.
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
- hang about: To spend time with someone
- do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
- in the hand: Physically held or grasped in one's hand.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- keep watch: To maintain surveillance; to guard or protect something.
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- hold up as: To present someone or something as an example.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- up to something: Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
- keep it up: To continue doing something well
- run back: To come back
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- right up there: Among the best or most successful.
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
- stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- ominous: Indicating something bad or unpleasant will happen
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- exception: Something different or not included
- shatter: To break into small pieces
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- wand: Thin rod held in the hand, e.g. used by a magician
- burn: To destroy with fire
- thunder: Loud sound
- sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
- come: To arrive at a place
- impostor: Person pretending to be someone they are not
- cloak: Long loose garment worn over clothes, for warmth
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- potion: Drink said to have a magic effect
- barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
- howl: To cry or wail loudly
- downfall: Sudden loss of status/reputation/money
- stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- 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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Jing Fen Chang posted on 2016/11/18Ever wondered how Harry, Ron, and Hermione infiltrated Gringotts Bank? This action-packed clip from the Harry Potter game shows you exactly how they used disguises, the Polyjuice Potion, and even a dragon to get to the Lestrange vault! You'll pick up some exciting vocabulary related to heists and magic along the way.
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