Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- from birth: Since the time someone was born
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- get up to: To do something slightly naughty
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- on steroids: Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
- at school: Present and attending school.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- terrible at: Very bad or unskilled at something.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- sight in: To adjust a weapon's sights for accurate aiming.
- on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- next to: Being located along side another
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- own: To have something as your property
- breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- revert: To return to the original owner again
- stereotypical: In an inaccurate and simplistic manner
- implant: To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
- karate: A Japanese martial art; weaponless self-defense
- inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
- psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
- onward: Moving toward a future (often better) time/place
- braille: Raised patterns on pages so blind person can read
- cataract: Large mass of falling water
- superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
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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
A2 Elementary
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/04Imagine never seeing your own face until your 30s! This incredible story from Olivia Durant shares her emotional journey of gaining sight after being blind until 36, and you'll learn simple sentence structures and cultural insights along the way. It's a powerful personal testimony that's both moving and educational!
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