Vocabulary
- get wind of: To hear a secret or private piece of information.
- on cloud nine
- under the weather: Slightly ill; not feeling well.
- have to: Must do
- steal someone's thunder: To take the credit for someone else's idea or accomplishment, often unintentionally.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- storm out: To leave a place angrily and noisily.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- break up
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
- like the wind: Moving very fast, quickly like the wind blows.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
- parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- leave: To go away from; depart
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
- preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- purse: Small bag for carrying money and other things
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- synonym: Word that has the same meaning as another word
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- thunder: Loud sound
- lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
- happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- lessen: To make something smaller in amount or importance
- wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
- violently: In a forceful way that may cause physical damage
- performer: Someone who completes a task well
- gaga: Mentally incapable, through age
- angrily: With anger; in a way showing you are very annoyed
- toefl: Test Of English as a Foreign Language
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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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Halu Hsieh posted on 2013/10/01Ever feel 'under the weather' or want to 'take a rain check' on plans? This fun lesson dives into 10 essential English weather expressions you can use in everyday conversations to sound more natural. You'll pick up practical phrases for all sorts of situations, making your English communication a breeze!
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