Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- have to: Must do
- think back: To recapture the past
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
- sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- set up
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- find out about: To look for information to learn about it
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- schooling: To teach or train someone to know or do something
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- surprised: Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- main: Most important; most often used
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- relation: Connection between two or more things
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
- central: Being in the middle
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- require: To demand that someone does something
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- obedient: Doing what someone tell you to; submissive
- educate: To teach someone in a school or college
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- highly: In a manner that shows approval
- unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
- endeavor: To attempt or make effort to do something
- radically: Completely or extremely
- rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
- uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
- hierarchical: Separating into varying levels of importance
- impoverished: Not having enough money; short of money
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
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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
A2 Elementary
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Education Is NOT The Same As Schooling
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xo posted on 2013/06/05Ever wondered why school feels so different from actual learning? This video dives into the history of the Prussian model and unpacks the surprising ways schooling isn't the same as education, helping you build advanced vocabulary and cultural understanding along the way!
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