Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- other places: Different locations or areas
- fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
- on the carpet: Called for a reprimand or formal criticism.
- work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
- account: An advantage
- respect: To follow the established rules
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- performance: Act of doing something
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- supper: Evening meal, often when informal
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- public: Owned by the government
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- privileged: Having advantages given to only certain people
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
- committee: Group of people who do or decide something
- central: Being in the middle
- whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
- principal: Leading person in a group of musicians or dancers
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- stunned: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
- depart: To die
- safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
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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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Meryl Streep powerful speech at the Golden Globes (2017)
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韓澐 posted on 2017/01/10Ever wonder how to deliver a powerful message with grace? Dive into Meryl Streep's iconic 2017 Golden Globes speech and pick up on simple sentence structures while exploring deep cultural insights. This is a fantastic chance to understand how empathy and protecting journalists can be articulated so movingly!
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