Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- make up: To invent or create a story
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- for cause: With a legally justifiable reason or cause, especially in dismissal or action.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- at least: As a minimum
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
- subordinate: Grammar (of a clause) dependent on the main clause
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- important: Having power or authority
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- conjunction: Combination of things or events
- dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
- dependent: Someone who relies on (financial) support
- part: Division of a book
- con: To trick or deceive someone
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- mouthful: Something difficult to pronounce
- comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
- asterisk: The mark *
- latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
- scrabble: To search quickly through a pile of objects
- doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
- yee: The sound made to surprise someone
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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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How to Use Subordinating Conjunctions for Better English
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/17Struggling to connect your ideas smoothly in English? This video breaks down how to use subordinating conjunctions to build awesome complex sentences, making your writing and speaking way more sophisticated! You'll learn practical comma rules and pick up some advanced vocabulary along the way.
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