Vocabulary
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- all along: From the beginning; all the time.
- in flames: Burning fiercely
- emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- section: A part of a whole
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
- evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
- mantra: Repeated expression, as in Hindu/Buddhist prayers
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
- campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
- founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
- rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- shortcut: A route that is shorter than the normal
- inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
- roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
- fiercely: In an emotionally violent manner
- engulf: To completely surround and enclose
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- lore: Traditional knowledge or tales relating to a thing
- screenshot: Picture taken of a computer screen
- roadway: Road over which vehicles travel
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2022/01/02Ever wondered why paths appear where they do, even if they're not officially built? This video dives into 'desire lines' and shows you how these user-created shortcuts surprisingly influence everything from campus design to Google Autocomplete and Twitter hashtags! You'll gain fascinating insights into UX design and how people shape the technology we use every day.
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