Vocabulary
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
- franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- role: Character played by an actor
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- elicit: To get an answer or reaction from
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- act: To behave in a certain way
- alive: Living; not dead
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- trek: Slow or difficult journey
- datum: Item of factual information
- nanny: Woman paid to take care of the children of others
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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 2026/06/13Ever wonder what happens to actors after they play one iconic role? This video dives into the fascinating world of "one-hit wonder" TV actors, exploring how characters like Carlton Banks and Winnie Cooper defined careers, sometimes making it tough to land new roles. You'll get a peek into Hollywood stories and pick up some great vocabulary for discussing acting and fame!
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