Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- click: To work well with someone or something
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- sustenance: What sustains life, especially food
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- logical: Sensible; reasonable
- act: To behave in a certain way
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- certification: Official or legal permission to do something
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- great: Very good; better than before
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- selfless: Showing unselfish concern for others
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- biologically: As regards life and living things
- puncture: To make hole letting air out in tire/balloon, etc.
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
- prequel: A story, or movie that comes before another one
- safe: Highly likely
- bra: Woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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sheng-de posted on 2019/12/28Ever wondered about those awkward moments in yoga class? This hilarious sketch dives into a super cringe conversation that's perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and understanding situational dialogue. You'll be laughing while you pick up some great everyday phrases!
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