Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- play fast and loose: Behave irresponsibly or dishonestly.
- going on: To continue doing something
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- fraction: Small part of something
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
- vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- recite: To speak aloud a passage from memory
- quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- century: Period of 100 years
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
- acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
- gibberish: Unintelligible talking
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- rant: To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
- improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
- amusing: To make someone laugh by entertaining them
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- forget: To not remember something
- long: Person's name
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- call: A order or request for action
- ninja: Japanese martial arts warrior, often an assassin
- incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
- quagmire: Soft wet area of low-lying land hard to walk on
- outlier: Something far away from the center of something
- sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
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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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Kanji Story - How Japan Overloaded Chinese Characters
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jigme.lee888 posted on 2018/08/22Ever wondered how Japan took Chinese characters and made them uniquely Japanese? This video dives into the fascinating history of Kanji, explaining tricky concepts like onyomi and kunyomi readings, and even touches on how they were used in ancient texts like the Heart Sutra! You'll gain a deeper understanding of Japanese culture and boost your vocabulary with this insightful look at Sino-Japanese.
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