Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- dozen: 12 people or things
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- karma: (Hinduism, Buddhism) force affecting future lives
- great: Very good; better than before
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
- select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
- camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- refrigerate: To keep food cool to prevent it from spoiling
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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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Colleen Jao posted on 2017/04/20Get ready for some hilarious chaos with Neil Patrick Harris in this Egg Russian Roulette challenge! You'll pick up on natural situational dialogue and simple sentence structures as you watch the unpredictable fun unfold. It's a super entertaining way to boost your English comprehension!
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