Vocabulary
- head over heels: Deeply and completely in love.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- more than once: On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- compelling: To force someone to do something
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- shift: To change in position or direction
- narrative: The telling of a story
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
- noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
- chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
- great: Very good; better than before
- repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
- delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- picture: General situation or state of being
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- quaint: Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- trek: Slow or difficult journey
- temporal: Concerning time
- amusing: To make someone laugh by entertaining them
- fragmented: To be broken into pieces
- wrapping: To be or move around something
- subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
- heartache: Intense sorrow caused by loss, e.g. of a loved one
- narration: Act of telling a story and describing the events
- voyager: Traveler to a distant land (especially by sea)
- backtrack: To go back along the route you just came
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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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Yani posted on 2016/11/12Ever wished you could change the past? This review of 'About Time' dives into a heartwarming romantic comedy that uses time travel to explore life's big moments and relationships. You'll pick up on natural situational dialogue and get a feel for British humor, all while enjoying a truly emotional story!
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