Vocabulary
- take a bath: To wash oneself in a bathtub.
- have to: Must do
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- go on: To continue doing something
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- annoying: To make someone angry
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
- favor: Support or approval from people
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- soak: To make something completely wet
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- naturally: In the expected or usual way
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- annoyed: A little angry; upset
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- reindeer: Large type of deer, associated with Christmas
- torch: Light or flame to be carried in the hand
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- grammatically: Correctly; as expected in correct grammar
- mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
- underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
- flashlight: Lights used in the dark, powered by batteries
- wavy: When something is curly or has curves in it
- snowman: Figure of a person made of packed snow
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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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Erina Kawagishi posted on 2016/12/07Ever wondered why your spellcheck goes wild or why your favorite actor sounds so different in interviews? This video dives into the fun differences between British and American English, from tricky tense usage to everyday vocabulary and spelling quirks! You'll pick up practical phrases and gain a deeper understanding of these two fascinating English variations.
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