Vocabulary
- bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
- burst out: To suddenly express an emotion or sound.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- have to: Must do
- at least: As a minimum
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- stick together: To support each other; remain united.
- around the corner: Very near; close by.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- foremost: Being the best or most important
- initially: At first; originally
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- furious: Extremely angry
- franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- vanity: When you are too proud of your appearance/ability
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
- premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
- act: To behave in a certain way
- hint: To suggest without being direct about it
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
- guardian: Person who guards, protects, or preserves
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- borough: Section of a city with authority to manage itself
- hoodie: A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- forest: Large area with many trees
- lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- condo: Building containing individually owned apartments
- boulevard: Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
- come: To arrive at a place
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
- neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
- close: Almost; near
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
- snazzy: Flashily stylish; cheap and gaudy in appearance
- mantis: Large insectivorous insect with prayerlike pose
- angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
- hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- rightly: In accordance with what is right
- diva: Female operatic star
- chinatown: Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants
- ironman: A very strong and powerful man
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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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Avengers: Infinity War Cast on Premiere of the Movie
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Shang-Rong Wen posted on 2018/05/09Get ready for some fun celebrity banter straight from the Avengers: Infinity War premiere! You'll hear the stars chat about the big night and pick up some great situational dialogue and cultural insights about Hollywood events.
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