Vocabulary
- go away: To go on vacation
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- other places: Different locations or areas
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- comprehensive: Including most or all things
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- shut: To stop being open for business
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- great: Very good; better than before
- suspend: To hang something or someone from something
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- hoax: Act intended to deceive or trick
- progressively: In a progressive manner
- miraculously: In a wonderful and extraordinary 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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Coronavirus: how Donald Trump has changed his tune
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ally.chang posted on 2020/04/16Ever wondered how a leader's message about a crisis can change? This video dives into how Donald Trump's remarks on the coronavirus evolved, focusing on travel bans and downplaying risks. You'll pick up practical phrases for discussing current events and understanding situational dialogue!
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