Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at least: As a minimum
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- check out
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- great: Very good; better than before
- oatmeal: Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
- ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
- truth: Real facts about something
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- less: Smaller in amount or degree
- raisin: Dried black grape, used in cooking
- electric: Creating a feeling of excitement
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
- pod: Seed container that grows on plants
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- coworker: A person who you work with, especially someone with a similar job or level of responsibility
- gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
- pea: Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
- windshield: Transparent screen to protect people in car
- guitar: Stringed instrument played with the fingers
- cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
- keeper: Person taking care of animals
- goalkeeper: Player in front of the goal trying to stop goals
- bingo: Game of chance played by calling random numbers
- teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear
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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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kiki posted on 2018/08/30Get ready for some hilarious holiday fails! You'll hear unbelievable stories of the #WorstGiftEver from Tonight Show viewers and laugh along with Jimmy Fallon's banter. This is a fantastic chance to pick up everyday conversational phrases and simple sentence structures in a super fun context!
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