Vocabulary
- fair game: Someone or something that is considered a legitimate target for criticism, attack, or exploitation.
- appreciate it enormously: To be very grateful for something.
- in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- stand around: To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- leave: To go away from; depart
- nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- enormously: Extremely (happy, popular, etc.)
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- peace: Calm and quiet state
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- pint: Unit of liquid equal to 0.473 liters
- joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- lovely: Attractive or beautiful
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- finish: To use or consume all of something
- beef: Red meat from cows
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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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Kingsman: The Secret Service Movie CLIP - Bar Fight (2015) - Colin Firth Movie HD
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Timmy Lin posted on 2017/10/11Get ready for some serious British wit and action with this epic Kingsman bar fight scene! You'll pick up on practical, everyday dialogue and simple sentence structures that are perfect for real-world conversations. It's a fantastic chance to boost your listening skills with a bit of fun and dark humor!
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