Vocabulary
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- go higher: To increase or rise to a greater level.
- do laundry: To wash clothes and other items, typically in a washing machine.
- in good health: Being in a state of physical and mental well-being; not sick or injured.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- in a row: One after another without a break.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- row: To move a boat using oars
- important: Having power or authority
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
- tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- floss: To move thin thread to clean between your teeth
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- twitch: To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
- prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
- model: Being an excellent example of
- bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
- wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- buzzer: Button that rings when pushed
- harp: Upright stringed instrument played with fingers
- artichoke: Round green vegetable with thick, edible leaves
- supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
- dong: Basic unit of money in Vietnam
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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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Billionaire Bill Gates Guesses Grocery Store Prices
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kiki posted on 2018/02/22Ever wondered how much everyday items cost? Join Bill Gates on Ellen as he tries to guess grocery store prices in a fun audience game! You'll pick up practical vocabulary and simple sentence structures perfect for daily conversations.
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