Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- give back: To return something you borrowed
- move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
- at least: As a minimum
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- narrative: The telling of a story
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- numerous: Existing in large numbers
- valuable: Being useful or important
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
- simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
- forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
- browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- racial: Of or relating to race
- identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
- holocaust: Act of mass destruction and loss of life in a war
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- photograph: To take a picture with a camera
- homeland: Country where you were born
- toothbrush: Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
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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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【TED】Ziyah Gafić: Everyday objects, tragic histories (Ziyah Gafić: Everyday objects, tragic histories)
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Max Lin posted on 2021/07/08Ever wondered how everyday objects can tell stories of immense tragedy? Dive into Ziyah Gafić's powerful work, where he uses personal effects to shed light on the Bosnian Genocide and the harrowing realities of mass graves. You'll not only gain a deeper cultural understanding but also pick up advanced vocabulary related to forensic identification and historical events.
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