Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- screen in: To enclose a space with a screen or mesh.
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- against the law: Not allowed according to the law; illegal.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- happen on: To find or discover by accident.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- check out
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- address: Exact street location of a place
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- click: To work well with someone or something
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- prediction: A statement of what will happen next
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
- newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
- slim: Being thin in an appealing way
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
- update: Addition of a current version of something
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
- annotation: Adding a note to a document; such a note
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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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50 Shades of Grey Trailer | My Parents React (Ep. 8)
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Tina Hsu posted on 2017/12/04Get ready for some laughs as Superwoman's parents react to the Fifty Shades of Grey trailer! You'll pick up on some fun situational dialogue and simple sentence structures while enjoying this hilarious and wholesome trailer reaction.
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