Vocabulary
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- interact with
- as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
- face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
- insanity: Mentally ill, unable to act normally
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
- document: Official (printed) record that gives information
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- leave: To go away from; depart
- leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- inertia: Lack of movement or activity
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- dirt: Loose earth or soil
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- business: A company formed for making profit
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
- quit: To leave a job
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- come: To arrive at a place
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- hobby: Regular activity done in free time, for pleasure
- audacity: Bold and daring behavior
- jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
- bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
- entitlement: Right (to benefits) granted by law, contract
- confirmation: Approval or check of something
- serendipity: Good luck in making unexpected/fortunate discovery
- goddamn: Very bad; terrible
- unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
- quitting: To leave a job
- bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
- salesman: Person whose job is to sell things
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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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柯媁涵 posted on 2017/05/19Ever wonder if success really happens overnight? Dive into Gary Vaynerchuk's inspiring story and discover the real secrets behind building a business, packed with advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures to boost your English skills!
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