Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- have to: Must do
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
- thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- on behalf of: As the representative of someone
- rose garden: A garden or area specifically designed for growing roses.
- live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
- get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- on cue: At exactly the moment expected or required.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- diverse: Being varied or different from each other
- express: To send something by fast mail
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
- cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
- generous: Giving or ready to give freely
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- participate: To take part with others in doing something
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- embarrassing: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- sincere: Meaning what you say truthfully; honest
- behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
- inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
- streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- gravy: Brown sauce made from meat juices when cooking
- pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
- poultry: Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
- live: To be alive
- grandeur: Impressive size, scale or beauty
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- corny: Silly or sentimental, e.g. because old-fashioned
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- triple: Group or set of three
- healing: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- creed: Set of beliefs/principles by which people live
- domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- tot: A small child
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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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President Obama Pardons the National Thanksgiving
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sammi posted on 2016/11/26Get ready for some presidential humor with President Obama's Thanksgiving turkey pardon! You'll hear some classic dad jokes and pick up useful phrases for talking about cultural traditions and second chances. This lighthearted look at a White House ceremony is perfect for understanding American Thanksgiving customs!
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