Vocabulary
- blind date: A date between two people who have never met before, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
- wear out
- shift: To change in position or direction
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- great: Very good; better than before
- tan: A light brown color
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- 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
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- weight: How heavy something is
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- live: To be alive
- plane: An airplane
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- gate: Place in a fence which can be opened or closed
- romance: To court someone into a love relationship
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
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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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Amy.Lin posted on 2017/02/24Ever wondered how a song could lead to a marriage proposal? This heartwarming story takes you from a blind date to a "Marry Me" moment, perfect for practicing simple sentences and everyday dialogue! You'll pick up practical phrases for situations like meeting someone new or even a romantic airplane encounter.
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