Vocabulary
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- check out
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- afford: To make available, to provide
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- inappropriate: Not appropriate or suitable for a situation
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- suspense: Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- great: Very good; better than before
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- festival: Cultural event with a program of events
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- chirp: To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
- fortified: To protect against military attack, as with walls
- omelet: An egg mixture cooked until just set
- sparrow: Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
- umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
- keg: Small barrel, e.g. for beer or rum
- bon: Good
- whiskey: US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
- yen: Currency used in Japan
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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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Hao posted on 2017/10/17Get ready for an amazing game day experience with the Yakult Swallows in Tokyo! You'll dive into the electric atmosphere, learn fun batter songs, and even see the famous umbrella cheer, all while picking up practical phrases for daily situations and cultural insights.
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