Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- nice try: Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- go away: To go on vacation
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- check out
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- grain: Seeds of plants used for food
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- respond: To answer something or someone
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- leave: To go away from; depart
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- great: Very good; better than before
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- halfway: A middle point between two extremes
- quaint: Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
- superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
- spoon: Tool with a rounded end for eating ice cream, etc.
- cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
- wink: To quickly close one eye, as when making a signal
- headache: Pain in the head
- factory: Building where things are made
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- bacon: Salted meat from a pig
- ore: Rock containing valuable metal
- ohh: Expression showing surprise
- bullock: Bull that has been castrated
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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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Evangeline posted on 2018/10/26Ever wondered about those quirky superstitions people swear by? This hilarious clip from The Tonight Show dives into some truly weird audience submissions, from odd habits to funny rituals! You'll pick up some great situational dialogue and cultural insights while laughing along.
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