Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
- out of sync: Not occurring at the same time or rate; not synchronized.
- seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
- in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- consequence: Importance of a person or thing
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- interpret: To express so that others understand it
- legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- elusive: Difficult to find or catch
- portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- immense: Very great in size or amount
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
- prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- sober: Not drunk
- fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
- emulate: To try to be like; copy; imitate
- validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
- infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
- verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
- ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
- public: Owned by the government
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
- point: An item to be discussed
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- deep: Complex and important
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- punitive: Intended to punish; severe; harsh
- repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
- barometer: Any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- enrich: To make someone or something better
- vogue: Fashion, a popular item
- psychotherapist: Therapist treating mental and emotional disorders
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- entirety: State of being complete
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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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王詩雯 posted on 2019/07/10Ever wonder why you feel the way you do? This video dives into identity, self-esteem, and how early experiences shape us, using simple sentence structures and introducing advanced vocabulary like 'emotional neglect' and 'mirroring' to help you understand yourself better!
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