Vocabulary
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- consists of: Is made up or composed of.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- round to: To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
- come round: To visit someone or some place for a short time
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- going on: To continue doing something
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- have to: Must do
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- ease with: To make something less painful, difficult, or troubling; to comfort or relieve.
- at ease
- got to: To arrive at some place
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- in command: Having control or authority over something or someone.
- have at: To attack someone or something.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- at least: As a minimum
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
- solitude: State of preferring to be alone
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
- renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- civilization: A highly developed society
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- element: Essential or particular part of something
- literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
- envious: Wishing you had what someone else has
- revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- fully: Completely or entirely
- colossal: Being extremely large in size or amount
- preferably: In a way that would be better
- germ: Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
- aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- betrayal: Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
- acclaim: To give strong or public praise to
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
- scholar: Educated person who attends or attended school
- examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- consist: To have as an essential, necessary or main part
- fruitful: Being productive; successful
- prose: Writing that is not a poem
- encyclopedia: Reference book of information about many subjects
- corona: Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
- recapture: To capture again
- sonnet: 14-line poetic verse form with fixed rhyme pattern
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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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Late Show Book Club with “What We Can Know” Author Ian McEwan
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/11/27Ever wondered how authors craft compelling stories about the future? Dive into this fascinating chat with Ian McEwan, author of "What We Can Know," where he shares insights on climate fiction and even a lost poem! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and get a real feel for literary discussions.
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