Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- stress out: To become anxious, worried, or tense.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- block off: To prevent access to an area or road.
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- mental: Concerning the mind
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- financial: Involving money
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
- therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- aid: To help others and provide things
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- niche: Small part of a market representing an opportunity
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
- ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
- campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
- great: Very good; better than before
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- seminar: A small class at a college or university
- dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- knit: To join or be joined closely together
- extracurricular: Outside the regular academic curriculum
- applicant: Someone formally expressing interest e.g. in a job
- academically: In regard to teaching or learning
- enlighten: To cause someone to understand
- upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
- presidential: Concerning the president
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- spew: To come out or push out with force
- blessing: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
- hotline: Telephone line that gives direct, fast access
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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
A2 Elementary
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Misaki posted on 2022/11/14Ever wondered what it's *really* like to study at Harvard? Get the inside scoop straight from current students as they answer your burning questions about everything from campus life and dorm living to financial aid and time management! You'll pick up practical vocabulary and hear real-life dialogues that make learning English fun and engaging.
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