Vocabulary
- go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
- keep it up: To continue doing something well
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- interpret: To express so that others understand it
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- annoying: To make someone angry
- express: To send something by fast mail
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- require: To demand that someone does something
- respect: To follow the established rules
- value: Importance you attach to something
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- seek: To ask someone for help
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- due: When something is required or expected
- mutual: Shared between two or more people
- delusional: Suffering false beliefs based on little evidence
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- person: Man, woman or child
- chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
- whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
- usage: Amount something is used
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- brat: Someone who has misbehaved, usually a child
- ray: Person's name
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
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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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Yo-Yo幽幽 posted on 2017/08/16Ever struggled to translate those uniquely Chinese words like '加油' or '孝順' into English? This video dives into those tricky translation challenges, exploring the cultural nuances behind them and giving you practical ways to express them. You'll pick up essential vocabulary and gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, all while having some fun with language!
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