Vocabulary
- engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
- such as: For example; like
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
- of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
- reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- practise: To work as a doctor or lawyer
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- student: Person studying at school
- thinking: To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
- bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- international: Of or relating to several countries
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- operation: Business or company, or its activities
- politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- encouraged: To increase the chance of something happening
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- enable: To make it possible to do something
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- analyse: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
- policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
- assess: To judge something's value or suitability
- stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
- satisfactory: Good enough; acceptable
- commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
- finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
- logically: In a reasonable and practical manner
- relevance: State of being related or appropriate to a topic
- constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
- significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
- radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
- civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- vocational: Concerning the training in special job skills
- reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
- breadth: Width; distance from one side to the another
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
- legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
- fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
- sociology: Science of various aspects of society
- arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
- charitable: Concerning helping people who are sick or poor
- expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
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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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Why study Law at University if I don't want to become a lawyer?
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fisher posted on 2013/04/09Ever wondered if studying law is only for future lawyers? Professor Graham Virgo from the University of Cambridge breaks down the incredible career paths and intellectual skills you can gain from studying English Private Law, even if you don't plan to practice! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures while exploring the fascinating world of legal analysis.
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