Vocabulary
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- du jour: As made or served on a particular day; fashionable or popular at the moment.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- valley: Area between mountains with river running through
- assist: To help
- gibberish: Unintelligible talking
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- special: Being additional or extra
- defer: To hold back to a later time
- call: A order or request for action
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- monsieur: (French) Mr; sir
- waiter: Man who serves food or drinks in a restaurant
- seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
- honking: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
- bien: (French) good
- chez: (French) at the home of; with
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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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French Restaurant - Key & Peele
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Samuel posted on 2018/07/30Ever been on an awkward date or tried to decipher a fancy menu? This hilarious sketch from Key & Peele dives into a mock fine-dining experience with an over-the-top French accent and a gibberish menu, perfect for practicing situational dialogue and picking up some advanced vocabulary in a super fun way!
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