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  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • currency: Widespread acceptance
  • diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
  • persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
  • furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
  • courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
  • personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
  • determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • germ: Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • courteous: Polite; showing good manners and consideration
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • excursion: Short trip or outing to some place
  • burn: To destroy with fire
  • encouragement: Act of increasing the chance of a thing happening
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
  • purple: Being a color that is a mixture of red and blue
  • hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
  • yesterday: Day before today
  • nervously: In an anxiously nervous manner
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    • courage

      US /ˈkɚrɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being able to face danger without fear
      • The quality of being brave enough to do what is right or necessary, even when it is difficult or dangerous
      • Transitive Verb
      • To encourage or embolden someone.
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    • courteous

      US /ˈkɜ:rtiəs/

      UK /ˈkɜ:tiəs/

      • Adjective
      • Polite; showing good manners and consideration
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    • currency

      US /ˈkɚrənsi, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Widespread acceptance
      • Money system that a country uses
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    • determination

      US /dɪˌtɚməˈneʃən/

      UK /dɪˌtɜ:mɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
      • The act of finding out or establishing something exactly, usually as the result of research or calculation.
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    • diversity

      US /dɪˈvə:sɪti, daɪ-/

      UK /daɪ'vɜ:sətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
      • A range of different things.
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    • encouragement

      US /ɪnˈkɜ:rɪdʒmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of increasing the chance of a thing happening
      • Something nurturing courage, confidence or hope
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    • excursion

      US /ɪkˈskɚʒən/

      UK /iksˈkə:ʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short trip or outing to some place
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    • furniture

      US /ˈfɚnɪtʃɚ/

      UK /ˈfɜ:nɪtʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
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    • germ

      US /dʒɚm/

      UK /dʒɜ:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
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    • hurry

      US /ˈhɚri, ˈhʌr-/

      UK /'hʌrɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
      • Noun
      • Act of moving quickly because you are late
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    • in the middle of

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • nervously

      US /ˈnə:vəslɪ/

      UK /'nɜ:vəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an anxiously nervous manner
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    • personally

      US /ˈpəsənəli/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənəli/

      • Adverb
      • By a specific person, and not by anyone else
      • Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
      A2
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    • persuade

      US /pərˈsweɪd/

      UK /pəˈsweɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to make someone to do, believe something
      A2TOEIC
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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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