Vocabulary
- run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
- on horseback: Riding a horse or sitting astride a horse.
- run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- next to: Being located along side another
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- ring around: To call several places or people to get information.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- interact with
- have to: Must do
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- section: A part of a whole
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- architecture: Design and construction of buildings
- district: Area of a country, city, or town
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- relic: Valuable, ancient thing or work of art
- volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
- elevated: To make something higher
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- avenue
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
- canopy: Structure that hangs over something to shelter it
- opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
- statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- rusty: Performing badly from lack of practice
- supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
- demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- freight: Commercial transportation of goods
- demolition: Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
- downtown: Located in the business part of a town
- railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
- amphitheater: Open space surrounded by rising levels of seats
- horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
- cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
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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】Robert Hammond: Building a park in the sky (Robert Hammond: Building a park in the sky)
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banananana posted on 2017/05/05Ever wondered how an old, abandoned railway line could be transformed into a stunning park in the sky? This video dives into the incredible story of the High Line in New York City, showing you how community activism and innovative urban renewal can turn industrial relics into vibrant public spaces! You'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary related to landscape architecture and urban wildscapes along the way.
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