Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- furious about: Extremely angry about something.
- in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
- dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
- side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- tremendous: Very good or very impressive
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- compelling: To force someone to do something
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- intriguing: Interesting; arousing your curiosity or wonder
- convey: To carry or transport something
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- tiny: Very, very small
- furious: Extremely angry
- phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- clingy: Sticking or holding onto something, someone
- performance: Act of doing something
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- filthy: Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
- slam: To criticize sharply
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
- exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
- fortunate: Having good luck
- consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- person: Man, woman or child
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- descriptive: Telling what something is like or looks like
- oppressive: Keeping people under your control, in a cruel way
- apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- dissertation: An in-depth paper submitted for a higher degree
- spotless: Completely clean; immaculate
- heartbroken: Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone
- livid: Enraged; extremely angry; furious
- doctoral: Concerning the highest academic degree
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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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Dante Lu posted on 2026/02/01Tired of saying 'very' and 'really' all the time? This video is packed with over 20 fantastic adjective alternatives to make your English sound super engaging and natural, just like a native speaker! You'll pick up practical vocabulary for everyday chats and even presentations, plus tips on pronunciation and linking sounds.
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