Vocabulary
- feel stuck: To feel unable to progress or change a situation, often leading to frustration or helplessness.
- advanced level: A high or complex stage of learning or skill.
- break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
- going on: To continue doing something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- prioritize: To rank things in importance
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- express: To send something by fast mail
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
- immersion: Complete mental attention, e.g. when reading
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- diminish: To make something smaller or less important
- fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- treadmill: Boring job, with repetitive tasks
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
- intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
- utter: To make a particular sound; speak
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- existential: Philosophy concerning existence
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- contentment: Satisfaction with your situation in life
- passively: So as to quietly accept what happens
- dissatisfaction: Feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
- quark: One of the smallest amounts of physical matter
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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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Why You're Stuck at B1 (And how to "actually" reach C1)
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Minjane posted on 2025/11/22Feeling stuck at the intermediate English level? This video dives deep into why that happens and shares super practical fluency strategies, including the amazing Retelling Method and how to use Quark AI for phone call practice. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain a crucial mindset shift to finally reach C1!
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