Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
- in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
- turn on
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- have to: Must do
- stick it out: To endure to the end; persevere through difficulties.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- pass over: To cross or bypass
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- tiny: Very, very small
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- require: To demand that someone does something
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- option: A choice
- click: To work well with someone or something
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- vibration: Shaking motion
- thunder: Loud sound
- phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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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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Pronounce the TH Sounds PERFECTLY | English Pronunciation
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Emily posted on 2018/09/18Struggling with those tricky 'TH' sounds? This fun pronunciation lesson breaks down exactly how to make both the voiced and unvoiced 'TH' sounds perfectly, using simple techniques like exaggerating tongue position! You'll be speaking more clearly in no time with this practical guide.
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