Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- at one go: In a single attempt or all at once.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- set up
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- post up: In basketball, to position oneself in the low post area near the basket.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
- in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
- run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- classroom: Room in a school where lessons take place
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- waking: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- pencil: Something you draw pictures with, or write with
- pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- chat: To talk in a friendly and relaxed manner
- colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- sharing: To divide something between two or more people
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- model: Being an excellent example of
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- gallery: Building to look at various types of art
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- confirm: To formally approve or check something
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- improvement: Addition or change that makes something better
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- false: Not real or genuine
- engaged: To start to fight with an enemy
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
- terminal: End part of some structure or concept
- acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- facilitate: To make an action or process easier
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
- monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
- globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
- savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
- stagnant: Unmoving; not growing, as of an economy
- discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
- adaptive: Able to adjust to new conditions
- myriad: Very large quantity of something
- messaging: To communicate using text
- leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
- synthesize: To combine different things into a new form
- electron: A negatively charged particle
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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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Singapore's 21st-Century Teaching Strategies (Education Everywhere Series)
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