Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- in another way: Using a different method or approach.
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- due to: Because of; owing to
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- such as: For example; like
- go on: To continue doing something
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- enormous: Huge; very big; very important
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- culinary: Concerned with cooking
- conduct: Your behavior
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- factor: Something that influences a result
- whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- blow: To move something using air
- couple: To join something to something else
- peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- colossal: Being extremely large in size or amount
- fad: Something popular for a short time
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
- log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
- inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
- headquarters: Main offices; administrative buildings or centers
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
- bug: To bother someone
- behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- hoodie: A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- call: A order or request for action
- website: Collection of webpages in one location
- artificially: Not naturally; made by people
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- ridiculously: Extremely; so much so that people might laugh
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
- header: Soccer shot made with head
- lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal
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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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21 Surprising Facts About: Facebook
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Mike NiKao-Kusata posted on 2017/06/18Did you know you can't block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook? Dive into 21 surprising facts about the social media giant, from its origins to shocking details like 'Facebook Divorce'! You'll pick up vocabulary related to privacy, addiction, and even celebrity connections, all while enjoying simple sentence structures perfect for B1 learners.
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