Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- for instance: As an example.
- have to: Must do
- make up: To invent or create a story
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
- single file: One behind the other, in a line.
- roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- fill up
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
- write down: To record in writing
- on to: Toward something; forward
- go on: To continue doing something
- start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- at least: As a minimum
- run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- peel away: To move away slowly or separately from a group.
- pull off: To manage to succeed
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- the good stuff: Things of high quality or the best kind.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- record holder: A person or thing that holds a record, especially in sports.
- move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- interact with
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- lead to: To result in some action
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- material: Cloth; fabric
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- instance: An example of something; case
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- primary: Most important, most basic or essential
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
- enzyme: A protein made by cells
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- bend: To become curved or no longer straight
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- leave: To go away from; depart
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- manual: Done by hand (not machine)
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- nucleus: Center of an atom
- gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
- massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
- strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- amino: Of some substances that form proteins
- backbone: Strength and determination
- unit: One apartment in a building
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- transcription: Something written from spoken material
- structural: Concerning or caused by structure
- shorthand: Abbreviated writing; symbols used by secretary
- lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
- upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
- downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
- helix: Three-dimensional shape of a cone-like object
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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DNA, Hot Pockets, & The Longest Word Ever: Crash Course Biology #11
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Chi-feng Liu posted on 2013/04/25Ever wondered how DNA actually works its magic? This video dives into the fascinating world of molecular biology, explaining DNA transcription, mRNA splicing, and ribosome translation with some seriously cool examples like the longest word ever! You'll pick up tons of advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures that will really boost your English comprehension.
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