Vocabulary
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- play about: Behave in a careless or unserious way.
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
- quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- wicked: Morally bad; evil
- fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- poison: To affect something in a very negative way
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- wizard: Man with magical powers
- tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
- happen: To take place or occur
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- betrayed: To endanger (a friend) by giving enemy information
- hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- dead: Not alive
- harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
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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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韓澐 posted on 2017/03/04Get ready for a hilarious, irreverent take on Harry Potter that mashes up textbook learning with magical mayhem! You'll love picking up on situational dialogue and simple sentence structures while laughing along with this super-fast comedy sketch. It's a perfect, quick watch for any Harry Potter fan looking for a good chuckle and some fun English practice!
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