Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- contrast with: To be strikingly different from something else.
- taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- light on: To illuminate something.
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- have to: Must do
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- consider: To think carefully about something
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- correlation: The relationship between two variables
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
- futuristic: Concerning futurism
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- circulation: Movement of blood through the body
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- public: Owned by the government
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- fill: To make something full
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
- daily: Happening every day
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
- dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- mobility: Ability to move
- closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
- teem: To have many active living things moving inside
- stagger: To greatly surprise someone
- traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
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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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How Amsterdam Became a Bicycle Paradise
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Li-chieh Young posted on 2019/04/10Ever wondered how Amsterdam became a cyclist's paradise? This video dives into the amazing urban planning and 1970s protests that transformed the city, helping you pick up advanced vocabulary related to traffic calming and Dutch transport policy along the way!
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