Vocabulary

  • out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
  • stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
  • time flies: Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
  • settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • bound: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
  • remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
  • haze: Dust, smoke, or gas that darkens or clouds the air
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • stay: To keep trying without giving up
  • bittersweet: Being both bitter and sweet; sad in a touching way
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • beg

      US /bɛɡ/

      UK /beg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To ask someone in an emotional way for something
      • (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
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    • bittersweet

      US /'bɪtəˌswi:t/

      UK /'bɪtəswi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being both bitter and sweet; sad in a touching way
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    • bound

      US /baʊnd/

      UK /baʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a wound, as with a bandage
      • To put pages and a cover together to create a book
      • Adjective
      • (Papers) being kept together or covered
      • Limited by a law, agreement, or contract
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    • glory

      US /ˈɡlɔri, ˈɡlori/

      UK /'ɡlɔ:rɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having respect, honor or pride
      • Condition of great beauty, success, or influence
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    • haze

      US /hez/

      UK /heɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dust, smoke, or gas that darkens or clouds the air
      • State of confusion about thoughts, or meanings
      • Transitive Verb
      • To initiate members who perform dangerous acts
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    • out of the blue

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Unexpectedly; without warning
      • Idiom
      • Unexpectedly; without warning.
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    • remind

      US /rɪˈmaɪnd/

      UK /rɪ'maɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to remember what they forgot
      • To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
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    • settle

      US /ˈsɛtl/

      UK /'setl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
      • To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become accustomed to a new environment
      • (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
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    • shy

      US /ʃaɪ/

      UK /ʃaɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
      • Being less than the full or expected amount
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move away due to nervousness
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    • stay away

      US /ste əˈwe/

      UK /stei əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
      • To remain absent from a place or event.
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    • taste

      US /test/

      UK /teɪst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
      • Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience something
      • To experience the flavor of food, drink
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    • time flies

      US /taɪm flaɪz/

      UK /taim flaɪz/

      • Idiom
      • Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
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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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