Vocabulary
- start on: To begin or start doing something.
- go on: To continue doing something
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
- have to: Must do
- to a degree: Partially; somewhat.
- going on: To continue doing something
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- got to: To arrive at some place
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- compromise: To weaken your position or views
- tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- strike: To hit something
- obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- military: Army or armed forces
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
- civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- industrial: Concerning making things in factories
- root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- constructive: Having positive effective results
- staff: Employees of a company
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- fortunate: Having good luck
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- confrontation: A disagreement or argument
- negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- truss: Frame supporting structure such as roof or bridge
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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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UK faces strikes every day before Christmas
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林宜悉 posted on 2022/12/14Planning a trip around Christmas? You'll want to see this report on the UK's wave of strikes affecting everything from trains to the NHS! It's a fantastic chance to pick up advanced vocabulary related to current events and understand practical, everyday situations.
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