Vocabulary
- across from: Being on the other side
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- slips into: To quickly put on (a piece of clothing).
- jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
- tough questions: Difficult or challenging questions that require careful consideration and honest answers.
- everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- street vendor: A person who sells goods in a public place, especially on the street.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- blow over: (Of difficult situation) to become less or end
- for England: To an extreme degree; with great intensity, effort, or quantity.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- bearing gifts: Carrying or bringing gifts as an offering or gesture of goodwill.
- en route: On the way; during a journey.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- document: Official (printed) record that gives information
- detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- public: Owned by the government
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- exile: State of being forced to leave your country
- migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- construct: To build or create something
- migrant: Person moving to live and work in another place
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- central: Being in the middle
- migration: Process of moving to live in another place
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- cross: Angry and upset
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- knit: To join or be joined closely together
- portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
- vendor: Person who sells things, usually on the street
- harass: To bother repeatedly with harmful words or actions
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- intimately: Privately and personally
- coyote: Wild dog that is found in North America
- involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
- backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
- history: Established pattern or record
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- birth: Time when a baby or young animal is born
- amuse: To make someone laugh by entertaining them
- deepen: To become louder, lower or greater in degree
- honorary: (Of a title) give as a reward, without real duties
- interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
- latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
- kitchen: Place where food is cooked
- archbishop: (Catholic) bishop controlling churches in an area
- documenting: To support an opinion with recorded evidence
- contra: Opposite to; against
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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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【TED】Jon Lowenstein: Family, hope and resilience on the migrant trail (Family, hope and resilience on the migrant trail | Jon Lowenstein)
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林宜悉 posted on 2019/09/16Ever wondered about the human side of the migrant trail? This powerful documentary photography piece offers an intimate look at families, hope, and resilience on their journey, giving you a chance to pick up advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures along the way. It's a fantastic opportunity to dive deep into cultural context and gain a richer understanding of human rights issues.
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