Vocabulary
- 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
- come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- look after: To take care of someone or something
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- stick together: To support each other; remain united.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- have to: Must do
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
- out of season: Not at the time of year when a particular fruit, vegetable, activity, etc. is at its best or most easily available.
- from the top: From the beginning.
- talk through: To discuss something thoroughly.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
- for the taking: Available to be taken or obtained easily.
- in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
- resist the urge: To fight against a strong desire or temptation.
- do without: To manage without having or doing something
- by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
- put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
- closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
- slap on the wrist: A mild or lenient punishment or warning.
- mom: A slang term for mother
- snow: Person's name
- big: Popular
- love: Person's name
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
- cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- mad: Very angry
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- couple: To join something to something else
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- tanned: Converted to leather by a tanning agent
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
- fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
- la: The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
- moo: (Of cows) to make a loud, low-pitched noise
- bout: A boxing match
- ma: Familiar way to address your mother
- vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
- goo: Any thick sticky unpleasant substance
- shuffle: To change the order of items/people in a group
- beaver: Small furry animal that builds things
- nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
- gravy: Brown sauce made from meat juices when cooking
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
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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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Bryan posted on 2013/09/01Get ready for a super fun montage of Phineas and Ferb's season 3 end credits, packed with catchy songs and quirky comedy! You'll love following Perry the Platypus's adventures and picking up simple sentence structures and situational dialogue along the way.
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