Vocabulary

  • back then: At that time in the past.
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • by example: Through demonstration or serving as a model.
  • look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
  • in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
  • mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
  • child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • live: To be alive
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • important: Having power or authority
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
  • follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • prepared: To make something ready for use
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
  • trust: To expect confidently
  • successful: Having the desired effect or result
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • huge: Very very large
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
  • protective: Serving to defend against harm or danger
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • tolerant: Surviving under specific conditions
  • impose: To make someone to do or endure something
  • supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
  • leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
  • affectionate: Having or displaying warmth or affection
  • chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • advantage

      US /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing making the chance of success higher
      • A positive point about something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make use of something, especially to further one's own position; exploit.
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    • affectionate

      US /əˈfɛkʃənɪt/

      UK /əˈfekʃənət/

      • Adjective
      • Having or displaying warmth or affection
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    • back then

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At that time in the past.
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    • by example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Through demonstration or serving as a model.
      • Through one's own behavior and actions, rather than just words.
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    • chimpanzee

      US /ˌtʃɪmpænˈzi,-pən-,tʃɪmˈpænzi/

      UK /ˌtʃɪmpæn'zi:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
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    • discipline

      US /ˈdɪsəplɪn/

      UK /'dɪsəplɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Instruction and practice to teach obedience
      • Particular field of study
      • Transitive Verb
      • To control or train others by making them obey you
      • To punish a person for their wrongdoing
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • impose

      US /ɪmˈpoʊz/

      UK /ɪmˈpəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone to do or endure something
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    • in other words

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • leadership

      US /ˈli:dərʃɪp/

      UK /ˈli:dəʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being able to guide or influence others
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    • look to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
      • To expect someone to do something for you; rely on
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    • nonsense

      US /ˈnɑ:nsens/

      UK /ˈnɒnsns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
      • Foolish or unacceptable behaviour.
      • Interjection
      • Used to say that you do not agree with something or think it is not true.
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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    • personal

      US /ˈpɚsənəl/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/

      • Adjective
      • Done by or to a particular person; individual
      • Concerning a person's private life or feelings
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    • protective

      US /prəˈtɛktɪv/

      UK /prəˈtektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Serving to defend against harm or danger
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
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    • successful

      US /səkˈsɛsfəl/

      UK /səkˈsesfl/

      • Adjective
      • Having the desired effect or result
      • Having achieved wealth, respect, or social status
      A2
      More
    • supportive

      US /səˈpɔ:rtɪv/

      UK /səˈpɔ:tɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Providing help and support to someone or something
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
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    • tolerant

      US /ˈtɑlərənt/

      UK /ˈtɒlərənt/

      • Adjective
      • Surviving under specific conditions
      • Allowing others to have differing opinions
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    • trust

      US /trʌst/

      UK /trʌst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To expect confidently
      • To have confidence or faith
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wealth or property held by one person for another
      • The belief that someone is honest
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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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