Vocabulary
- pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
- back in the day: In the past; in former times.
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- check out
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- dude: Form of address for a man
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- public: Owned by the government
- slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- fill: To make something full
- satisfied: To make someone happy because they got their wish
- fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- great: Very good; better than before
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
- pneumatic: Filled with air; working by air pressure
- superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
- restroom: Toilet; bathroom
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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 2018/11/22Ever wondered what superpower you'd pick? Dive into this hilarious Tonight Show segment where viewers share their wildest ideas, from making sandwiches appear to having USB luck! You'll pick up everyday phrases and practice situational dialogue while laughing along with the audience.
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