Vocabulary
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
- valley girl: A stereotypical young woman from the San Fernando Valley in California, characterized as materialistic, superficial, and using a distinctive slang.
- going on: To continue doing something
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- click: To work well with someone or something
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- slam: To criticize sharply
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- clueless: Totally uninformed about what is going on
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- point: An item to be discussed
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- valley: Area between mountains with river running through
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- humid: (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
- rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- unit: One apartment in a building
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
- depot: Storage place for goods
- terminator: Another name for exterminator
- funniest: Causing the most laughter or amusement
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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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Emilia Clarke Can Talk Like a Valley Girl
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Sabrina Hsu posted on 2022/07/10Ever wondered how Emilia Clarke would sound as a Valley Girl? This hilarious clip dives into behind-the-scenes stories from 'Terminator Genisys' and 'Game of Thrones,' including a spooky haunted house and a late-night Home Depot run! You'll pick up some fun, practical phrases perfect for everyday chats.
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