Vocabulary
- over the rainbow: Unrealistic or fanciful; unlikely to happen.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- on to: Toward something; forward
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- enormous: Huge; very big; very important
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- staple: Main food of a particular community
- utterly: Completely
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
- seek: To ask someone for help
- performance: Act of doing something
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
- bound: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
- poignant: Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
- fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
- slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- deep: Complex and important
- part: Division of a book
- forbid: To order someone not to do something
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- yearn: To strongly desire something or someone
- unparalleled: Being the best or the worst; having no equal
- whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- repertoire: Variety of things (e.g. operas/skills) you can do
- duo: Two (e.g. of living or people)
- cello: Second largest member of the violin family
- unbelievably: Very; exceptionally
- rabbi: Jewish religious teacher
- rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall
- mic: Short for 'microphone'
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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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Like Humans, Nature Is Unbelievably Creative And Utterly Destructive - Yo Yo Ma
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/20Ever wondered how nature and humans share creativity and destruction? In this fun chat with Yo-Yo Ma on The Late Show, you'll hear about whale songs, a special cello, and how music connects us all. It's a fantastic way to pick up some advanced vocabulary and cultural insights!
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