Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- have to: Must do
- in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
- simple present: A verb tense used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
- at least: As a minimum
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in another way: Using a different method or approach.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- work over: To physically attack or beat someone severely.
- little bit crazy: Slightly mad or eccentric; somewhat irrational.
- deal with
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
- repetition: When something occurs again
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- afford: To make available, to provide
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- section: A part of a whole
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- important: Having power or authority
- paraphrase: Summary of another person's words
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
- false: Not real or genuine
- passage: Process of moving through time
- noticeable: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
- possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
- burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
- prohibit: To make something impossible
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- sugary: Too sweet; insincere
- modal: Verb like 'may' or 'can', showing a verb's mood
- factual: Involving or being based upon evidence
- assertion: Statement made as if it were fact
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/04Ever mix up MUST, SHOULD, and MIGHT in your writing? This video breaks down how to use modal verbs effectively to express assertions and facts, which is super helpful for IELTS and TOEFL prep! You'll pick up nuanced word choices that make your English writing shine.
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