Vocabulary
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- at least: As a minimum
- on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- have to: Must do
- gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- postpone: To schedule for a later time
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- point: An item to be discussed
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- business: A company formed for making profit
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- procrastinator: Someone who postpones work out of laziness
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
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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
A2 Elementary
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How To Stay Motivated When You're Feeling Lazy
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雷芳臻 posted on 2020/02/21Feeling that lazy slump creep in? This video shares a personal story and practical motivation tips to help you overcome procrastination and find your passion, perfect for college students looking to boost their study habits! You'll pick up useful phrases for self-improvement and learn simple sentence structures that make your ideas clear.
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