Vocabulary
- in charge: To be responsible for
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- left out: To forget; omit
- on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
- in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
- have to: Must do
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
- fill up
- apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
- set up
- wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- strength: Condition of being strong
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- communist: Believer in communism
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- sector: Part that a place is divided into
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
- crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
- province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
- unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
- underway: Happening now
- deplete: To reduce the amount, strength or number of
- republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
- photography: Art of taking pictures with a camera
- wildlife: All wild animals
- delta: Area where a river spreads and empties into a sea
- sharia: Islamic code of laws
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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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Daily Life, Economics, And A Very Fast Build | September 7, 2021
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林宜悉 posted on 2021/09/13Ever wondered about the fast-paced world of news and construction? This episode dives into the complex situation in Afghanistan with the Taliban and Panjshir, plus the latest US jobs report and the Delta variant. You'll also get a fascinating look at modular construction and pick up some great vocabulary along the way!
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