Vocabulary
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
- fight off: To defend a position, often violently
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- check out
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- extreme: Very great in degree
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- brutal: Extremely violent or mean
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- couple: To join something to something else
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- survey: Broad view or general description of something
- urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- toddler: Young child learning to walk
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
- mad: Very angry
- leave: To go away from; depart
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- daily: Happening every day
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- vendor: Person who sells things, usually on the street
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- intrinsically: In a way that is naturally and always a part of
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- online: Connected to the internet
- info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
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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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Battle! 3-Yr-Old Fights Off Corrupt Police with Steel Pipe | China Uncensored
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Darren posted on 2017/03/05Get ready for a wild ride as a tiny toddler bravely defends his grandma with a steel pipe against authorities in China! You'll be amazed by this viral sensation and pick up some simple sentence structures and situational dialogue along the way.
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