Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- come up to: To meet expectations
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- dude: Form of address for a man
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- exotic: Being very different or unusual
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- uncanny: So keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
- snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- container: An object that can be used to hold things
- shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
- presume: To assume that something is true till proven false
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- resemblance: Being similar in appearance
- revolve: To move something in a circular motion
- portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- live: To be alive
- happen: To take place or occur
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- repeat: Action that is done again
- fry: To cook something in fat or oil
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- call: A order or request for action
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- ham: Smoked meat from leg of a pig, often eaten cold
- neighbourhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
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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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Mii Wei posted on 2022/04/24Ever had an embarrassing snack moment at school? This video shares a hilarious personal story about growing up immigrant, featuring Filipino snacks like sweet corn and shrimp chips that might surprise you! You'll pick up practical situational dialogue and cultural insights that make learning fun and relatable.
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