Vocabulary
- on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
- call away: To ask someone to leave what they are doing
- for long: For a considerable period of time.
- reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- persona: Personality that you project in public
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- dope: Someone you think it stupid or a fool
- paranoia: Disorder in which you fear people want to harm you
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
- deep: Complex and important
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- truth: Real facts about something
- drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- bluff: To pretend to do something to trick someone
- stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
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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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Taylor Swift - End Game ft. Ed Sheeran, Future
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Bruce Chen posted on 2018/01/16Ready to dive into Taylor Swift's 'End Game' with Ed Sheeran and Future? This video breaks down the lyrics, focusing on simple sentence structures and catchy phrases like 'big reputation' that you'll definitely want to sing along to!
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