achieve
US /əˈtʃiv/
UK /ə'tʃi:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
A2TOEICMoredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMoredestiny
US /ˈdɛstəni/
UK /'destənɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Someone's future; the power that governs this
B1Morefor all that
US
UK
- Phrase
- Despite that; even though.
A1Moregive up
US /ɡɪv ʌp/
UK /ɡiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lose hope or admit defeat
- To decide to not start to try solving a problem
- Verb Phrase
- to surrender an item; hand over an item
A1Morehonestly
US /ˈɑnɪstli/
UK /ˈɒnɪstli/
- Adverb
- With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
A2Moreindifferent
US /ɪnˈdɪfərənt, -ˈdɪfrənt/
UK /ɪnˈdɪfrənt/
- Adjective
- Neutral; not taking sides
- Not caring; without feeling
B1Morelong for
US /lɔŋ fɔr/
UK /lɔŋ fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
A1More
Vocabulary
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
- for all that: Despite that; even though.
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- person: Man, woman or child
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- indifferent: Neutral; not taking sides
- live: To be alive
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- long: Person's name
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
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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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