Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- serve up: To present food to someone, typically in a restaurant or at home.
- start on: To begin or start doing something.
- on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
- out of luck: To not have any luck; to be unfortunate
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
- cut corners: To do something badly in order to save money or effort.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- conduct: Your behavior
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- cruise: To easily achieve
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- address: Exact street location of a place
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
- perpetual: Continuing forever
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- investigation: Search for information about something
- solely: With no one or nothing else
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
- bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- sanitizer: (also hand sanitizer) A liquid for washing your hands in order to get rid of harmful bacteria from them
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- gamble: To play games to win money
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- cone: A 3D shape with a circular base and pointed top
- complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
- materialize: To become real or actual
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- frosty: Without warmth or enthusiasm; unfriendly
- disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- reddit: Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.
- removable: Able to be taken away or taken off
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
The Real Reason McDonald's Ice Cream Machines Always Seem To Be Broken
0
Julia Kuo posted on 2019/07/03Ever wondered why the McDonald's ice cream machine is *always* broken when you want a McFlurry? This video dives into the surprisingly complex reasons, from super long cleaning cycles to machine maintenance, and you'll pick up some practical vocabulary along the way!
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!
