Vocabulary
- high expectations: A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future; a high degree of anticipation.
- dim the lights: To reduce the brightness of lights.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- dim: Not bright; not being clear
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- lavender: Plant with pale purple flowers, giving scented oil
- happen: To take place or occur
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- tub: Another word for a bath
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- sit: To take an exam
- bad: Not good; wrong
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- bath: Long container you fill with hot water to wash in
- oil: A liquid used for frying foods
- spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
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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
A2 Elementary
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'A Bad Moms Christmas' Stars Talk Being 'Bad' Moms
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kiki posted on 2017/11/08Ever wonder what it's like to be a 'bad mom'? The stars of 'A Bad Moms Christmas' share hilarious and relatable parenting fails, from bath time mishaps to everyday chaos! You'll pick up practical, everyday phrases and simple sentence structures perfect for real-life conversations.
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