Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- going on: To continue doing something
- at least: As a minimum
- dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- on time
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
- wine glass: A glass, typically stemmed, used for drinking wine.
- sit down: To take a seat
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- sit back: To relax and take it easy.
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- by your side: Near you, supporting you.
- resist the urge: To fight against a strong desire or temptation.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- urge: A strong desire for something
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- sarcastic: Being rude and critical
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- soak: To make something completely wet
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- leave: To go away from; depart
- pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- burn: To destroy with fire
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- slut: Offensive, derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman
- groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
- hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- sweatshirt: Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- lurch: A sudden forward movement
- bra: Woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts
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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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What Anxiety Feels Like
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eason posted on 2018/05/12Ever feel like your brain is playing tricks on you before a date? This video dives into the hilarious and relatable internal monologue of dating anxiety, complete with awkward moments like a wine spill! You'll pick up practical phrases for everyday situations and get a feel for simple sentence structures used in real conversations.
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