Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- dread: To await with great fear
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- huge: Very very large
- cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- click: To work well with someone or something
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- portray: To play a character in theater or on film
- utter: To make a particular sound; speak
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
- evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- notification: Act of giving formal or official information
- adhere: To support a cause, political party, religion
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- dispel: To make fear, an idea etc. go away
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- redemption: Trading in a voucher, debt, etc.
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- iceberg: Very large mass of floating ice in the sea
- coward: Someone too afraid to do what is right or needed
- ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- grievous: Being very serious and severe
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- titanic: Concerning great force or power
- desolation: State of being decayed or destroyed
- disgraceful: Bad in such a way that people think ill of you
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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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What happened to the only Japanese passenger on the Titanic?
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Julianne Sung posted on 2021/07/20Ever wondered about the fate of the *only* Japanese passenger on the Titanic? This fascinating video dives into Masabumi Hosono's story, exploring not just the disaster but also the intense public shaming he faced back home in Japan. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain cultural depth by learning about the concept of 'Murahachibu'!
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