Vocabulary
- think back: To recapture the past
- fuck it up: To ruin or spoil something because of a mistake.
- for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
- falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- back then: At that time in the past.
- polish off: To finish something, especially food or drink, quickly and completely.
- long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
- on a daily basis: Happening every day.
- against you: In opposition to you.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- miserable: Very unhappy
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- utterly: Completely
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
- sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
- practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- section: A part of a whole
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- seek: To ask someone for help
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
- insignificant: Being very small or unimportant
- polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- point: An item to be discussed
- fleet: Group of ships under one commander
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- knob: Handle or protrusion on furniture or a door
- apathy: Feeling of indifference; not caring about anything
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- enlighten: To cause someone to understand
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- materialize: To become real or actual
- wavelength: To have similar feelings
- tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
- eternally: In a never-ending way
- antimatter: Matter consisting of elementary antiparticles
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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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lauren.huang posted on 2020/09/08Ever wonder what truly matters as life winds down? This video dives into deathbed regrets with a darkly humorous and motivational spin, perfect for anyone feeling the pull of procrastination or digital distraction. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures while reflecting on what's really important!
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