Vocabulary
- on target: Achieving the desired results or goals; accurate.
- in terms of
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
- act on: To have an effect on something.
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- compromise: To weaken your position or views
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- military: Army or armed forces
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- huge: Very very large
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
- performance: Act of doing something
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- inferior: Being of little importance or worth
- prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
- respond: To answer something or someone
- scope: Opportunity for action or thought
- diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
- gauge: A tool used to measure things
- pinch: A very small amount of something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
- aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- confrontation: A disagreement or argument
- expansion: Making or becoming larger
- reliance: State of being dependent on something for help
- unveil: To remove something's outer covering
- missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
- widely: To a large degree; over a large range
- adept: Being highly skilled in some activity
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- contingency: What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
- ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- commemorate: To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- telegraph: To signal to someone without speaking
- procure: To get something, by making an effort
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- intercontinental: Between or among continents
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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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What China’s Military Parade Reveals About Its $3B Arms Exports | WSJ
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Kanta Mori posted on 2025/09/05Ever wondered how China's military parade connects to its massive $3 billion arms exports? This video dives deep into the People's Liberation Army's modernization and what it means for global influence, giving you a chance to pick up advanced vocabulary and understand complex sentence structures along the way!
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