Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • have to: Must do
  • in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • come out with: To go out with someone on a date
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • clear off: To leave a place quickly and suddenly
  • work out
  • point out: To make others aware of an idea
  • by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • set on: To attack
  • turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
  • face of adversity: The ability to remain strong and determined when faced with difficulties or challenges.
  • tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
  • resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
  • guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
  • insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
  • inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
  • excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • spare: To make (money or time) available for
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
  • odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
  • occasion: Significant or important event or function
  • impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
  • rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
  • intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
  • strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
  • gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
  • prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
  • privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
  • torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
  • adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
  • doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
  • agony: Great pain or suffering
  • obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
  • observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
  • clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • reconciliation: Getting two figures/accounts to match financially
  • sorrow: Deep sadness caused by a loss
  • sentimental: Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • resign: To leave a job because you want to
  • swiftly: Quickly
  • fortunate: Having good luck
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • land: Region or country
  • minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
  • deceptive: Causing someone to believe what is not true
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
  • adept: Being highly skilled in some activity
  • horrendous: Causing horror; awful; very bad
  • collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
  • heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
  • misplace: To put something in the wrong place
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    • adept

      US /əˈdɛpt/

      UK /əˈdept/

      • Adjective
      • Being highly skilled in some activity
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • adversity

      US /ædˈvə:sɪti/

      UK /əd'vɜ:sətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
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    • agony

      US /ˈæɡəni/

      UK /ˈægəni/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great pain or suffering
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • by nature

      US /baɪ ˈnetʃɚ/

      UK /bai ˈneitʃə/

      • Adverb
      • Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
      • Phrase
      • Inherently; by one's natural disposition or character.
      • According to its essential characteristics; intrinsically.
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    • clear off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a place quickly and suddenly
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    • clumsy

      US /ˈklʌmzi/

      UK /'klʌmzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Moving or doing things awkwardly
      • Tactless and likely to offend.
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    • collateral

      US /kəˈlætərəl/

      UK /kəˈlætərəl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Property you offer as security against a loan
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    • collision

      US /kəˈlɪʒən/

      UK /kəˈlɪʒn/

      • Noun
      • Act of crashing into someone or something else
      • A clash of opposing ideas or interests.
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    • come out with

      US /kʌm aʊt wɪð/

      UK /kʌm aut wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go out with someone on a date
      • To say something, especially something surprising or controversial.
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • deceptive

      US /dɪˈsɛptɪv/

      UK /dɪˈseptɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Causing someone to believe what is not true
      B2
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • desperately

      US /ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ/

      UK /'despərətlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that shows you don't have much hope
      • In a way that shows despair.
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    • distinct

      US /dɪˈstɪŋkt/

      UK /dɪˈstɪŋkt/

      • Adjective
      • Clearly different in nature from something else
      • Clearly noticeable; easily perceived.
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    • doom

      US /dum/

      UK /du:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Certain of the failure or destruction of
      • Very bad, unhappy future event or situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make failure, defeat or death certain for
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    • excessive

      US /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

      UK /ɪkˈsesɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Beyond what is usual or proper
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    • face of adversity

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The ability to remain strong and determined when faced with difficulties or challenges.
      • Phrase
      • Demonstrating resilience and strength when confronted with hardship.
      • A calm and enduring demeanor when experiencing misfortune.
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • gradually

      US /ˈɡrædʒʊəlɪ/

      UK /ˈgrædʒuəli/

      • Adverb
      • Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
      • Little by little; in a slow and progressive manner.
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    • guarantee

      US /ˌɡærənˈti/

      UK /ˌɡærən'ti:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To promise to repair a broken product
      • To promise that something will happen or be done
      • Countable Noun
      • A promise to repair a broken product
      • Promise that something will be done as expected
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    • guilty

      US /ˈɡɪlti/

      UK /'ɡɪltɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Responsible for doing something wrong
      • Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heartbreak

      US /ˈhɑ:rtbreɪk/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tbreɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
      • Overwhelming distress caused by the end of a romantic relationship or the loss of a loved one.
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    • horrendous

      US /hɔˈrɛndəs, hə-/

      UK /hɒˈrendəs/

      • Adjective
      • Causing horror; awful; very bad
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    • impression

      US /ɪmˈprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪmˈpreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
      • Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
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    • in any case

      US /ɪn ˈɛni kes/

      UK /in ˈeni keis/

      • Phrase
      • Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in the face of

      US //ɪn ðə feɪs ɑv//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
      • Despite; in defiance of; when confronted with.
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    • inevitably

      US /ɪnˈevɪtəbli/

      UK /ɪnˈevɪtəbli/

      • Adverb
      • (Happening) with complete certainty
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    • insomnia

      US /ɪnˈsɑ:mniə/

      UK /ɪnˈsɒmniə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Inability to sleep for many nights
      • A specific instance or occurrence of sleeplessness.
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    • intensity

      US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

      UK /ɪn'tensətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great energy, strength, or concentration
      • The quality of being intense; the degree or amount of strength, force, etc.
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • linger

      US /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪŋgə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take your time doing something; hang around
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    • minimum

      US /ˈmɪnəməm/

      UK /ˈmɪnɪməm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
      • The lowest recorded or expected temperature.
      • Adjective
      • Smallest or lowest; the least possible.
      • Using or requiring the least possible resources.
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    • misplace

      US /ˌmɪs'pleɪs/

      UK /ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something in the wrong place
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    • observation

      US /ˌɑbzɚˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remark or comment on something you noticed
      • Practice of performing actions required by rules
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    • obsess

      US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/

      UK /əbˈses/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk or think about someone, something too much
      • To think about something to an excessive degree
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    • occasion

      US /əˈkeʒən/

      UK /ə'keɪʒn/

      • Noun
      • Significant or important event or function
      • Time when something happens or takes place
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make or cause something to happen; to lead to
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    • odd

      US /ɑd/

      UK /ɒd/

      • Adjective
      • Being unmatched with someone or something
      • Being a number not able to be divided by two
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • ongoing

      US /ˈɑ:ngoʊɪŋ/

      UK /ˈɒngəʊɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing to exist or be in progress
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A situation or process that is currently taking place or is in progress.
      • A problem or difficulty that continues to exist or happen.
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    • point out

      US /pɔɪnt aʊt/

      UK /pɔint aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make others aware of an idea
      • To draw attention to something or someone
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    • privacy

      US /ˈpraɪvəsi/

      UK /ˈprɪvəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being hidden from the presence of others
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    • prospect

      US /ˈprɑsˌpɛkt/

      UK /'prɒspekt/

      • Noun
      • Opportunity or chance for success
      • Person who is considered for a particular position
      • Transitive Verb
      • To search for minerals such as gold or diamonds
      • To consider or explore something; examine.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • reconciliation

      US /ˌrɛkənˌsɪliˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Getting two figures/accounts to match financially
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    • rehearse

      US /rɪˈhɜ:rs/

      UK /rɪˈhɜ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
      • To say or write again; repeat.
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • render

      US /ˈrɛndɚ/

      UK /ˈrendə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to be in a certain state or condition
      • To digitally make an image ready for use
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A first coat of plaster applied to a surface.
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    • resign

      US /rɪ'zaɪn/

      UK /rɪ'zaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a job because you want to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To accept something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about.
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    • resilience

      US /rɪˈzɪljəns/

      UK /rɪˈzɪliəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to recover quickly from something bad
      • The capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • sentimental

      US /ˌsɛntəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌsentɪ'mentl/

      • Adjective
      • Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
      • Appealing to tender emotions and feelings, especially those of love or nostalgia.
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    • set on

      US /sɛt ɑn/

      UK /set ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attack
      • To cause someone to want to do something.
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    • sorrow

      US /ˈsɑro, ˈsɔro/

      UK /'sɒrəʊ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Deep sadness caused by a loss
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience deep sadness
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    • spare

      US /spɛr/

      UK /speə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (money or time) available for
      • To save from being hurt or punished
      • Adjective
      • Being extra or in reserve
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    • strive

      US /straɪv/

      UK /straɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work hard/make effort to achieve something
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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • suffer from

      US /ˈsʌfɚ frʌm/

      UK /ˈsʌfə frɔm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
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    • swiftly

      US /ˈswɪftlɪ/

      UK /swɪftlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Quickly
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    • tenderness

      US /ˈtɛndɚnɪs/

      UK /'tendənɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
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    • torture

      US /ˈtɔrtʃɚ/

      UK /'tɔ:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hurting someone to force them to give information
      • Painful suffering or distress
      • Transitive Verb
      • To painfully hurt someone to get information
      • To cause someone to suffer greatly; torment
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    • tough

      US /tʌf/

      UK /tʌf/

      • Adjective
      • (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
      • Very difficult to do or deal with
      • Noun
      • A rough and aggressive person.
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    • turn out

      US /tɚn aʊt/

      UK /tə:n aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
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    • vein

      US /ven/

      UK /veɪn/

      • Noun
      • Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
      • Mood or particular turn of mind
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
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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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