Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- cry on: To seek comfort from someone by crying and talking about one's troubles.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- glamorous: Attractive in a sexy way; exciting; alluring
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
- originally: At first; in the beginning
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- slavery: State or condition of being a slave
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- great: Very good; better than before
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- special: Being additional or extra
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- bitch: To aggressively complain about something
- railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
- panther: Black leopard
- suffragette: Woman who fought for women's right to vote
- boggle: (Eyes) to protrude or come out due to surprise
- onstage: On the stage
- funnier: Being more amusing than
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
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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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Samuel posted on 2018/10/27Did you know Trevor Noah is Lupita Nyong'o's son? This hilarious clip dives into his stand-up comedy, sharing funny mom stories and tales from his arena tour and Netflix special. You'll pick up everyday conversational phrases and get a dose of cultural insights along the way!
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