Vocabulary
- from the dead: Returned to life after being dead.
- suit up: To put on a suit or special attire
- pulled off: To manage to succeed
- for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- check out
- movie: Motion picture; film
- great: Very good; better than before
- leave: To go away from; depart
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- boring: To make a deep hole in the ground with a drill
- dead: Not alive
- repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
- copy: A counter for items that are the same
- weekly: Happening, published, or done once a week
- angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- conveniently: In a way that takes little effort or trouble
- secondary: Being of less importance than something else
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- appearance: The way a person looks to others
- confusing: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- spaceship: Spacecraft designed to travel into space
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- unite: To join or come together for the same goal
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
- fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
- explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
- fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
- panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
- vow: Very serious promise
- assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
- villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
- redeem: To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
- bluetooth: A wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances.
- squeal: Long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
- blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
- cube: Solid object that has six square sides
- vengeance: Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
- jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
- geek: Socially awkward person, who knows about computers
- nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/02/17Get ready to laugh with Honest Trailers' hilarious take on The Avengers! You'll pick up on cultural references and practice understanding simple sentence structures while enjoying a super-powered spoof.
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