Vocabulary
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- attend to: To deal with; take care of; pay attention to.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- in total: Completely; with everything added together.
- first off: To begin with; firstly.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
- food delivery: A service that delivers food to a customer's location.
- laid back
- in a corner: In a situation where one is trapped or pressured with few options.
- have to: Must do
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
- on the sauce: Drinking alcohol excessively or habitually.
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- spin the wheel: To rotate a wheel in a game of chance to determine a random outcome.
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- remedy: Way to solve or fix a problem
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- huge: Very very large
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- soggy: Unpleasantly wet
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
- patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- modify: To make minor change to something
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- mythical: Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- great: Very good; better than before
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- flutter: To bet on a e.g. a horse race or game
- foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
- mystical: Awe-inspiring or mysterious
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
- happen: To take place or occur
- like: To want to
- dangle: To hang loosely in the air; hold a thing like this
- hut: Small and simple building
- domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
- sliver: Thin, often long piece of something, e.g. cheese
- spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
- sweetness: Property of tasting as if it contains sugar
- blindfold: To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
- unpack: To try to understand by thinking about something
- buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
- meaty: Important and significant
- hooter: One that hoots, especially an owl
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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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Samuel posted on 2018/07/27Get ready for some hilarious chaos as Rhett and Link go head-to-head in a blindfolded chicken wing taste test! You'll pick up everyday phrases for describing food and opinions, perfect for practicing situational dialogue and daily conversations.
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