Vocabulary
- on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
- hit off: To start something successfully or in a promising way.
- on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- tomorrow: The time that is to come; the future
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- bad: Not good; wrong
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- delayed: To wait some amount of time before doing something
- bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- circle: A perfectly round shape
- broken: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- filthy: Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- dude: Form of address for a man
- busch: A German surname.
- decker: Something constructed with multiple levels
- swag: Australian sack/bundle containing your possessions
- ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
- hella: Very; extremely.
- chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
- stealth: Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
- tommy: (historical, informal) A British private soldier.
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- yay: A way of saying yes
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/06/12Get ready for some hilarious locker room banter and rowdy humor straight from a local baseball league! You'll pick up tons of slang and situational phrases as these guys talk walk-up songs and stealth bats. This is a super fun way to boost your vocabulary with real-world, informal English!
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