Vocabulary
- break me down: To cause someone to lose emotional strength; to make someone feel overwhelmed or defeated.
- hide away: To go to a quiet place where nobody will find you, in order to avoid something.
- fire away: To start to ask questions
- sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- sharp: Person's name
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- bruise: To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
- drum: To make a rhythmic sound with your fingers
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- scare: To become frightened
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- love: Person's name
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
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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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Johnny Tsai posted on 2018/01/08Get ready to belt out "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman! This video is a fantastic way to boost your confidence and practice simple sentence structures while exploring themes of resilience and self-acceptance. You'll love picking up powerful phrases from this showstopping movie soundtrack!
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