Vocabulary
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- next to: Being located along side another
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- go away: To go on vacation
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- have to: Must do
- make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
- team building: The action or process of causing a team to work together more effectively.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- amount: Quantity of something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- factor: Something that influences a result
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- couple: To join something to something else
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- leave: To go away from; depart
- commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
- workplace: Place where work is done
- restructure: To change or organize something in a different way
- unpaid: Yet to be paid
- unimportant: Not having a major effect; not important
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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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sad llama posted on 2026/01/12Ever wondered what makes a job truly 'good'? This listening test dives into what really matters to people at work, from salary and vacation to workplace relationships and even those dreaded long commutes! You'll pick up practical vocabulary for discussing your career and daily work life.
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