Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- have to: Must do
- mix up: To put various things together so they become one
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- go on: To continue doing something
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- famous: Excellent
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- mom: A slang term for mother
- dad: Another word for father
- great: Very good; better than before
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- surprised: Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
- clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- shocked: To affect someone with an electrical current
- donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- shocking: To affect someone with an electrical current
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- amusement: State of being amused or feeling enjoyment
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
- coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
- wager: To bet money on the result of a game or race
- hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
- la: The syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
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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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6 Confusing Words: fun & funny, famous & popular, surprise & shock !
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Zenn posted on 2013/03/04Ever mix up 'fun' and 'funny,' or 'famous' and 'popular'? Ronnie's here to clear up these common confusions with hilarious examples that make learning practical and super engaging! You'll walk away with the confidence to use these tricky words correctly in everyday conversations.
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