Vocabulary
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
- mess up: To make a mistake
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- at least: As a minimum
- by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
- go over all: To review or examine every part of something carefully.
- go on: To continue doing something
- such as: For example; like
- english speaker: A person who speaks English.
- brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- consequence: Importance of a person or thing
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- strike: To hit something
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- amount: Quantity of something
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
- circulation: Movement of blood through the body
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- complacent: Unconcerned, self-satisfied
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- tame: Not wild; trained to obey people
- synonym: Word that has the same meaning as another word
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
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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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EFFECT or AFFECT? English Mistakes that Native Speakers Make too!!
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Emily posted on 2018/11/05Ever mix up 'affect' and 'effect'? You're not alone – even native speakers do! This super clear video breaks down this tricky grammar point with daily examples, so you can finally master when to use each word and sound more natural.
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