Vocabulary
- on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- walk down: To walk along or down something.
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- have to: Must do
- boat ride: A trip on a boat for pleasure.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- account: An advantage
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- leave: To go away from; depart
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- dim: Not bright; not being clear
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
- ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
- person: Man, woman or child
- liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
- slimy: With or resembling slime; disgustingly thick
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- aquarium: Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
- classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
- romantic: Relating to courtship or love
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- dusk: Time before night when it is not yet dark
- picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
- opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
- sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
- preoccupy: To cause to be absorbed in thinking about a thing
- touchy: Taking offense easily; easily angered
- manta: Blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
- stingray: Large venomous ray with large barbed spines
- zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
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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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Learn the Top 10 Most Romantic Ideas for a Date in English
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ayami posted on 2019/11/25Planning a romantic date? This video is packed with the top 10 date ideas in English, from candlelit dinners to fun outings! You'll pick up essential dating vocabulary and learn how to use romantic phrases in real conversations, making your next date a success!
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