Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- going on: To continue doing something
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
- generational: Concerning people born at about the same time
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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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13 Slang Phrases You Need To Know | American English Vocabulary Lesson
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羅苙銨 posted on 2018/05/16Want to sound more like a local when you chat in American English? This video is packed with 13 essential slang phrases that are super common in everyday conversations, perfect for ESL learners! You'll pick up casual expressions and learn exactly when and how to use them to sound more natural.
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