Vocabulary
- good samaritan: A person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy to someone in trouble.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- public outrage: A strong feeling of anger and shock felt by many people about something considered bad or unfair.
- time after time: Repeatedly; on many occasions.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- step up to the plate: To take responsibility and act decisively.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- woman: Adult female human being
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- beer: Alcoholic drink that is made from wheat or grains
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- stop: To block or close something
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- late: At a time after the expected time
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- ambulance: Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
- call: A order or request for action
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- unbelievably: Very; exceptionally
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- staff: Employees of a company
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- interviewing: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- differently: In another and different manner
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
- tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- eager: Very excited and interested
- gentleman: Man who has good manners and is considerate
- sadness: Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- courageous: Able to face danger without fear
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- homeless: Having no home; living on the streets
- outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
- bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
- aid: To help others and provide things
- humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
- veteran: Person experienced through long service
- callous: Hardhearted; uncaring
- videotape: Magnetic tape for recording live images and sound
- coveted: To want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else
- lone: Being alone or the only one; single
- stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
- savior: Person who saves someone or something from danger
- footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/03/13Ever wondered what people would do in a tough situation? This video dives into a powerful social experiment that explores bystander behavior and empathy, using real-life scenarios to make you think. You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and situational dialogue that are perfect for understanding everyday conversations!
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