Vocabulary
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- in the west: Located in or towards the west.
- legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- great: Very good; better than before
- burn: To destroy with fire
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- underway: Happening now
- pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- long: Person's name
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- history: Established pattern or record
- scare: To become frightened
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- sunshine: Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
- basketball: Team game played to throw the ball through a hoop
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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
A2 Elementary
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Brad Pitt Returns as the Weatherman - The Jim Jefferies Show
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Cyndi posted on 2018/05/08Get ready to laugh with Jim Jefferies and a surprise weatherman cameo! You'll pick up on everyday conversational phrases and simple sentence structures while enjoying a hilarious take on the NBA Playoffs and LeBron James. This is a super fun way to practice daily practical English!
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