Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- tidy up: To clean up your room
- take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- tv show: A television program.
- act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
- gobble up: To eat something quickly and greedily.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- click: To work well with someone or something
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- master: To gain control over something
- devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- important: Having power or authority
- sip: To drink just a little at a time
- lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- act: To behave in a certain way
- spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
- daily: Happening every day
- scenery: Stage props during a play; a country view
- great: Very good; better than before
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- nibble: To take small bites of something, especially food
- stump: To campaign by making political speeches
- squint: To look through narrowed eyes
- gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- sponge: Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- gobble: To eat or swallow something quickly
- worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
- pant: Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
- glare: To look at in an angry manner for a long time
- thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
- mist: Light water droplets in air, so you can't see well
- muffin: Small sweet cake that often contains fruit
- neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
- sprawl: To spread out in an uncontrolled way
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- chug: To move slowly making low sounds like steam trains
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- blueberry: Sweet edible dark blue berries
- impossibly: So as not to be possible or acceptable
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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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36 Essential English Phrases in 8 minutes
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nao posted on 2021/06/25Ever mix up 'look' and 'stare' or 'sip' and 'gulp'? This super-fast lesson breaks down 36 essential English phrases with acted examples, perfect for boosting your everyday vocabulary! You'll pick up practical word usage and situational dialogues that you can use right away.
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