Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
- tip off: Inform somebody about something that is secret or private.
- brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
- go on: To continue doing something
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- click: To work well with someone or something
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
- important: Having power or authority
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
- possessive: Wanting someone's complete attention, love
- iceberg: Very large mass of floating ice in the sea
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
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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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AVOID MISTAKES MADE BY MARINA MOGILKO / 25 ADVANCED ENGLISH PHRASES / AVOID THESE COMMON MISTAKES
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/06/25Ever wondered how Marina Mogilko makes those common English mistakes? This video dives into 25 advanced phrases and helps you avoid those tricky errors, focusing on possessives and phrasal verbs. You'll pick up practical grammar and pronunciation tips perfect for intermediate learners!
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