Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- dude: Form of address for a man
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- spontaneously: In a sudden, unplanned way
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- soggy: Unpleasantly wet
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
- intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
- premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- alive: Living; not dead
- person: Man, woman or child
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- great: Very good; better than before
- blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- live: To be alive
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
- cardboard: Lightweight paper board
- domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
- bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
- moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
- backstage: In the area of a theater behind the stage
- ruby: Very valuable dark red gemstone
- gala: A big party, as for a public celebration
- oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- changer: A person who changes something
- madonna: A representation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus
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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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Ruby Rose Gets Emotional About Being Cast as Batwoman
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Winnie Liao posted on 2018/09/16Get ready for some real emotion as Ruby Rose shares her incredible journey of being cast as Batwoman! You'll hear all about her tearful red carpet moment and pick up useful phrases for talking about big life events and representation.
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