Vocabulary
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
- linger on: To continue to exist for longer than is usual or desirable.
- on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- mental: Concerning the mind
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- initiate: To cause something to begin
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- essence: Most important part or quality of something
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
- seek: To ask someone for help
- element: Essential or particular part of something
- footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
- fortune: What might happen to you in the future
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
- linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
- imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- lens: Structure in the eye or camera that focuses light
- suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- fleeting: (Glimpse, moment) seen or experienced only briefly
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- picture: General situation or state of being
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- sublime: The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- smear: To cover a surface with something sticky
- cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
- labour: Physical process by which a baby is born
- encapsulate: To express concisely the main points or ideas
- daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
- grievous: Being very serious and severe
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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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韓澐 posted on 2017/09/20Ever felt travel didn't quite live up to the hype? This video dives into the psychology of travel, exploring the gap between our daydreams and reality, and why our 'mental postcards' can sometimes lead to disappointment. You'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary along the way to describe these complex feelings!
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