Vocabulary
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
- cut across: To rudely go in front of someone
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- spike: The top point in a graph
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- fabric: Cloth or material
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- respect: To follow the established rules
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
- fortunate: Having good luck
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- cinema: A place for showing movies
- brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- elevate: To make something higher
- beam: To send out information, signals, or light
- governor: Person who leads a state or province
- hunger: Strong desire or need
- dolly: Childish form of 'doll'
- songwriter: Composer of words or music for popular songs
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
Tom Cruise Receives an Honorary Oscar Award | The 16th Governors Awards Presented By @ROLEX
0
Minjane posted on 2025/11/17Ever wondered what goes into an acceptance speech at a major film award? You'll get to hear Tom Cruise's inspiring words at the Governors Awards and pick up some advanced vocabulary related to cinema and the film industry. This is a fantastic chance to dive into cultural depth and practical workplace language in a real-life context!
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!
