Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- going on: To continue doing something
- apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
- check out
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- lock up: To imprison someone.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
- range hood: A canopy or hood installed above a stove or cooktop to remove cooking fumes, smoke, and odors from the air.
- light on: To illuminate something.
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
- one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
- hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
- on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
- turn on
- keep it off: To avoid gaining weight again after having lost it.
- sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
- chill: State of being a little cold
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- sewage: Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
- flame: To glow
- cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
- storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
- rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
- alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
- area: Amount of measured space
- hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- unit: One apartment in a building
- tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
- pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
- lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
- mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
- propane: Colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum
- artwork: the pieces of art, such as drawings and photographs, that are used in books, newspapers, and magazines
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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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$350 Vietnam Apartment Tour in Hanoi | LIFE IN VIETNAM
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Van Van posted on 2018/01/11Ever wondered what $350 a month gets you in Hanoi? This video gives you a super cool GoPro POV tour of an expat's studio apartment, complete with parking! You'll pick up practical vocabulary for daily life and get a real feel for living in Vietnam.
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