Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
- come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
- close by: Near in distance; nearby.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- fan out: To spread out from a central point, like a fan.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- face down: To confront or deal with someone or something in a brave or determined way.
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- set up
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- sneak around: To move about secretly or furtively.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
- push on: To continue with some effort; persevere
- work out
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- polka dot: A pattern consisting of round dots.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- tie down: To restrict someone's freedom of action.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- respect: To follow the established rules
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- blow: To move something using air
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- invention: Something new that is different from other things
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- hip: The upper part of Leg
- noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- chuckle: To laugh quietly, as when amused
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- great: Very good; better than before
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
- add: To include as well
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- busted: To arrest people involved in crime
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
- grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
- coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
- bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
- rhino: Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
- honorary: (Of a title) give as a reward, without real duties
- kite: Toy flown in the wind on a long string
- hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
- homemade: Made at home, not in a factory
- marshal: Person who has a high position in the military
- binocular: Using both eyes at the same time
- thump: Sound produced by a heavy blow; the blow
- honking: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
- derby: Race or contest between two local teams
- launcher: Device capable of putting a rocket in the air
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
- hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
- oooh: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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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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Babar and the Adventures of Badou - 1 - Spy Trap / Sneazles
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Mei posted on 2017/05/30Get ready for a wild adventure with Babar and Badou as they get caught in a sneaky spy trap! You'll love following their quest to solve the mystery of the Sneazles and maybe even pick up some fun new phrases along the way. It's a super engaging episode perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and situational dialogue!
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