Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- on a stick: Food that is served on a stick
- batter up: A call in baseball indicating that the next batter should come to the plate.
- mess up: To make a mistake
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- consider: To think carefully about something
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
- precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- leave: To go away from; depart
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- mascot: Object, person or animal used to represent a team
- lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- shitty: Very bad
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- quit: To leave a job
- person: Man, woman or child
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- whisk: To beat egg, etc. to add air and make it light
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
- lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
- kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
- zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
- jazzy: Resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
- teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear
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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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Peter Yang posted on 2021/06/08Ever wondered about the wildest workplace stories? This video dives into hilarious tales of retail nightmares, mascot costume mishaps, and epic quitting moments that will have you in stitches! You'll pick up practical vocabulary for talking about jobs and learn some super useful situational dialogue.
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