Vocabulary
- miss out: To exclude; not include in something
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- silly: Careless
- afford: To make available, to provide
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- leave: To go away from; depart
- unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- row: To move a boat using oars
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- programme: A plan or schedule of events
- assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- land: Region or country
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- favour: What someone asks of you; helpful act; a kindness
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- live: To be alive
- impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
- theatre: Place where plays are seen
- cuckoo: Bird that lays its eggs in the nest of other birds
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
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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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吃v的春天 posted on 2026/01/28Ever feel like you're living in 'Cloud Cuckoo Land' and nobody understands? This episode of The English We Speak breaks down this fun idiom with a workplace dialogue, perfect for boosting your conversational English! You'll pick up practical phrases and understand when to use this colorful expression in daily chats.
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