Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- have to: Must do
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- at school: Present and attending school.
- fall out
- run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
- turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- go on: To continue doing something
- work out
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
- mould: Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- fill: To make something full
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
- disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
- foggy: With cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- tingle: Feeling as if small needles are in your skin
- socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
- nervousness: Feeling of uneasiness or anxiety about something
- cautiously: In a manner to avoid risk or danger
- skid: To slide along a surface in an uncontrolled way
- bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
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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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Free Yourself From The Fear Of Judgement & Start Living Life | Marisa Peer
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Minnie posted on 2021/03/23Ever feel held back by what others might think? This powerful talk by Marisa Peer dives into overcoming learned fears and boosting your confidence, perfect for practicing everyday practical language and simple sentence structures. You'll pick up practical strategies for self-talk and cognitive reframing that you can use right away!
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