Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- leave: To go away from; depart
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- point: An item to be discussed
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- rob: Person's name
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- agreement: Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- parent: Person's, animal's mother or father
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- long: Person's name
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- scarier: Causing more fear
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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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Crystal Wu posted on 2017/09/12Ever wondered what it's like if university was a person? This hilarious sketch comedy dives into the dark humor of student debt and parental expectations, personifying them in a way you won't forget! You'll pick up on some great situational dialogue and cultural insights that make learning English fun and relatable.
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