Vocabulary
- take down: To capture physically
- create with: To use specific tools, materials, or techniques in the process of creating something.
- lead to: To result in some action
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- architecture: Design and construction of buildings
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
- glance: Quick or temporary look at
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
- cube: Solid object that has six square sides
- lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
- victorian: Typical of 19th century standards or conduct
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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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‘Rubik’s Cube House’: architects Katy Woollacott and Patrick Gilmartin's family home in Hampstead
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Try to fix a bug posted on 2021/01/31Ever wondered how architects design homes that are both stylish and super comfortable for families? Dive into the 'Rubik's Cube House' and hear directly from architects Katy Woollacott and Patrick Gilmartin about their amazing family home in Hampstead! You'll pick up practical vocabulary related to modern architecture and home design, perfect for everyday conversations.
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