Vocabulary
- due to: Because of; owing to
- got to: To arrive at some place
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- have to: Must do
- thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
- check off: To write on a list to show something has been done
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- barely: Only just; just possible
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- due: When something is required or expected
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- tick: To function properly or normally
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
- damp: A little wet
- scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
- kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- pier: Strong post that helps support something
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- rainforest: Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
- simplify: To make something easier to do, use or understand
- friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
- excite: To make something or someone become more active
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- rainy: When rain falls
- typhoon: Tropical cyclone created over oceans
- supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
- riverside: Being located next to a river
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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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英國人被台灣人善意震驚了!🇬🇧❤️🇹🇼 不敢相信台灣和中國的差別! 😱 British Guy SHOCKED By The Kindness of Taiwanese! ❤️
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Z posted on 2026/04/24Get ready to be amazed by the incredible kindness of Taiwanese people! This video dives into what it's like living in Taiwan, sharing fascinating cultural insights and practical daily life tips you can use right away. You'll pick up tons of useful vocabulary and hear real-life conversations that make learning Mandarin so much fun!
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