Vocabulary
- air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
- go on: To continue doing something
- on to: Toward something; forward
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- have to: Must do
- in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- coming out with: To go out with someone on a date
- go down on: To perform oral sex on someone.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- breed: Kind of / sort of
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- seek: To ask someone for help
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- sin: Act that breaks a religious law
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- vibration: Shaking motion
- vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
- ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
- continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
- upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
- tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
- den: Home of some types of wild animals
- fin: Flat, thin body parts of a fish that help it swim
- underline: To draw a line beneath a word or phrase
- protrude: To stick out from a surface
- voiceless: Produced without vibration of the vocal cords
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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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th - How to pronounce th in English - Part 1 - American Accent
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ArthurBear posted on 2017/01/25Struggling with the tricky 'th' sound in English? Denise breaks down exactly how to make both the voiced and voiceless 'th' sounds with clear tongue placement tips and common mistake corrections. You'll be speaking more clearly in no time with this practical pronunciation lesson!
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