Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- catch a cold: To become infected with a common viral illness, typically affecting the nose and throat.
- like fun: Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
- monkey business: Mischievous or deceitful behavior; trickery.
- wig out: To lose control; to become very excited or agitated.
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- without me: Not including me; excluding me.
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- going on: To continue doing something
- bad apple: A person who negatively affects others; a troublemaker.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- square off: To take a fighting stance or prepare to fight, often in boxing or martial arts.
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- conference: Series of lectures held as an event
- villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- shatter: To break into small pieces
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- nefarious: Extremely wicked
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- division: How many times a number is contained in another
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- caption: Explanation written next to a picture in a book
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- mighty: Having great strength or great size
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- hybrid: Formed from combining different things
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- business: A company formed for making profit
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- behold: To look at
- thunder: Loud sound
- wig: Covering of artificial hair worn on the head
- cricket: Sport played by two teams hitting a ball with bats
- mystical: Awe-inspiring or mysterious
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- beam: To send out information, signals, or light
- simultaneous: Happening at exactly the same time as another
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- victorious: Having won
- maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
- ape: Animal related to monkeys and humans
- mega: Big; great; large; impressive
- pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
- vinyl: Strong plastic used e.g. for car seat covers
- buster: Way of addressing a man
- grapefruit: Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
- maniacal: Wildly disordered mentally
- midget: Very small thing or person
- fuzz: Fur or short hair
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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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Annoying Orange - Despicable Me 2 - Annoying Orange - Choose Your Villain!
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Jerry Cheng posted on 2013/07/07Get ready for some hilarious fruit-based mayhem with the Annoying Orange and the Despicable Me 2 crew! You'll love the quick-fire dialogue and silly fruit puns as you help decide which villain to vote for. This is a super fun way to practice understanding situational conversations and simple sentence structures!
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