Vocabulary
- mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
- have to: Must do
- positive light: A way of presenting someone or something that makes them seem good or desirable.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- do magic: To perform magic tricks; to create illusions.
- from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
- write down: To record in writing
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- hone in: To focus attention on something; to direct effort towards a specific goal.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- initial: First letter of your given name
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- element: Essential or particular part of something
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- halfway: A middle point between two extremes
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- napkin: Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- perfectionist: Person displeased by anything is not perfect
- cube: Solid object that has six square sides
- magician: Someone who performs magic tricks
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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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Rubik's Cube Magician Paul Vu Makes Ellen a Work of Art
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Emily posted on 2018/10/16Get ready to be amazed by a Rubik's Cube magician on Ellen! You'll see incredible speedcubing and mind-reading tricks, plus learn simple sentence structures and situational dialogue from the lively conversation.
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