Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- like mad: With great intensity or energy.
- busy streets: Streets filled with a lot of activity, traffic, and people.
- cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- regardless of
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- on the contrary: In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- atmosphere: Air around us
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
- afford: To make available, to provide
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- fill: To make something full
- unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- migration: Process of moving to live in another place
- underway: Happening now
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
- connectivity: Degree to which computer system has connections
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
- touchdown: Getting ball over touch line in American football
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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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Spain anti-tourism protests take place across the country | BBC News
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VoiceTube posted on 2025/06/20Ever wondered why some popular tourist spots are pushing back against visitors? This BBC News report dives into the anti-tourism protests happening in Spain, exploring the impact of overtourism on housing and local businesses. You'll pick up practical vocabulary for discussing travel impacts and cultural issues, making it a great way to boost your understanding of real-world situations!
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