Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- land: Region or country
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- introduction: A first experience with something
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- happen: To take place or occur
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- colonel: Person with senior rank in an army or air force
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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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Arrival Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Amy Adams Movie
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阿仁 posted on 2017/02/01Ever wondered what happens during a first contact scenario? This video uses a scene from 'Arrival' to show you practical dialogue and simple sentence structures used in high-stakes situations. You'll get a great chance to practice understanding situational conversations and workplace language!
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