Vocabulary
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- go on: To continue doing something
- go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- have to: Must do
- take it away: To remove something.
- taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- try on: To wear something briefly to check it fits, etc.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- mad: Very angry
- leave: To go away from; depart
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- dizzy: Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- pee: To urinate
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- anymore: No longer; no more
- spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- smell: To have a particular odor
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- love: Person's name
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
- mixed: To combine two or more things to make one
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- catfish: Bony, freshwater fish with long barbels
- soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
- sprite: Small magical creature, often mischievous
- meow: Cry like a cat
- uncontrollable: That cannot be controlled or prevented
- kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
- yah: Another way of saying 'yes'
- hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
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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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佳萱 posted on 2017/07/03Get ready for some hilarious reactions as American kids try Vietnamese food for the first time, including fish sauce and egg soda! You'll pick up tons of everyday conversational phrases and situational dialogue as they navigate these new tastes. It's a super fun way to practice practical English!
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