Vocabulary
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- rise through the ranks: To advance from a low position to a higher one through hard work and dedication.
- on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
- blast off
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- stop: To block or close something
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- til: Until
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- long: Person's name
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- clean: Completely; entirely
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- uniform: Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
- ship: Large boat
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- fill: To make something full
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- quits: To leave a job
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
- blow: To move something using air
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- heavily: In a slow, loud manner
- warning: To tell someone about possible danger
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
- paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
- breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
- demo: Showing how something works (e.g. a new product)
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- armed: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- era: Period characterized by particular events, people
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
- radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- proximity: State of being near or close to something
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- reboot: To shut down and start a computer again
- reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
- impend: Be imminent or about to happen
- incompetence: Lack of skill or ability to do a task successfully
- saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
- aptitude: Natural gift allowing quick learning of something
- franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
- vengeance: Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
- canon: General rule of how to behave or do things
- blast: To attack someone with words
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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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Honest Trailers - Star Trek (2009)
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Sammy Long posted on 2013/12/18Get ready for a hilarious take on the Star Trek reboot with Honest Trailers! You'll have a blast picking up on cultural references and simple sentence structures while laughing along with this action-packed parody.
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