Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- stay up: To not go to bed until late
- next to: Being located along side another
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- express: To send something by fast mail
- frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- tiny: Very, very small
- remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- toddler: Young child learning to walk
- manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
- manipulative: Controlling people dishonestly to get control
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
- inability: Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- great: Very good; better than before
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- upbringing: Care and training of young children
- nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
- vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- crib: Young child's bed with barred side; cot
- twig: Small piece of wood growing from a branch on tree
- backstage: In the area of a theater behind the stage
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- fireball: Ball of fire (such as the sun)
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
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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
A2 Elementary
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Chris Pratt's Son Has Amazing Manners
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Stacy Lin posted on 2017/05/20You won't believe how polite Chris Pratt's toddler is! This heartwarming clip dives into a hilarious parenting anecdote, perfect for practicing simple, everyday dialogue. You'll pick up useful phrases for talking about toddlers and maybe even some dad humor!
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