Vocabulary
- win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
- leave: To go away from; depart
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- quarter: 25 cents
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- inspirational: Influencing someone to do something (good)
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- underdog: One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
- final: Last game in a series in a competition
- semi: A prefix meaning 'half'
- arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
- shootout: Fight with guns, e.g. between police and gang
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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 2022/12/12Get ready for an amazing underdog story as Morocco makes history at the World Cup! You'll dive into the excitement of penalty shootouts and feel the pride of the Arab world uniting, all while picking up simple sentence structures and cultural insights.
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