Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
- make a date: To arrange a specific time and day to meet someone.
- at attention: In a formal, erect position with the arms at the sides, typically as a sign of respect or readiness.
- jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
- cave in: To give in to pressure
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- seek: To ask someone for help
- obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- important: Having power or authority
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- act: To behave in a certain way
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- invitation: When someone asks another to attend an event, etc.
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
- secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
- vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
- translate: To change something into a different state
- missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
- commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
- moan: To complain about something
- tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- long: Person's name
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- call: A order or request for action
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
- bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
- engrave: To cut an image or message into stone, metal
- reelection: Act of election or being elected again
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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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Halu Hsieh posted on 2022/03/08Ever wondered how to navigate a tricky conversation or translate a heated argument? This hilarious Key & Peele sketch is perfect for practicing situational dialogue and picking up on common phrases used in relationship fights, all while getting a good laugh!
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