Vocabulary
- dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- have to: Must do
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- deal with
- give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- long: Person's name
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- dead: Not alive
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
- pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
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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
A2 Elementary
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VoiceTube posted on 2013/10/31Ever wondered about the spooky origins of Halloween and why we say 'Trick or Treat'? This fun EngVid lesson dives into the history, from ancient Samhain to the Jack O'Lantern, and you'll pick up tons of useful vocabulary along the way!
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