Vocabulary
- step on it: Hurry up; go faster.
- as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- pretty much anything: Almost everything; nearly all things.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- turn on
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- at least: As a minimum
- egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
- tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- important: Having power or authority
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- live: To be alive
- role: Character played by an actor
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- poop: Feces
- leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
- saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
- ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
- insect: A small animal with 6 legs, such as a bee or ant
- burrow: Hole in the ground dug by an animal for protection
- decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- antibiotic: (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
- poison: To affect something in a very negative way
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
- envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
- zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
- nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
- voluntary: Done or given by their own will and not forced
- page: Person's name
- resistant: Not affected by something
- wasp: Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
- prosthetic: Artificial
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- copy: A counter for items that are the same
- freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
- vegetation: (Of plants) to grow in an area (without humans)
- scum: Layer of unpleasant stuff forming on top of liquid
- soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
- uneven: Being good in some parts and poor in others
- cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
- larva: Wormlike young form of some insects
- parasitic: Living on larger plant/animal and dependent on it
- bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
- roach: Another name for cockroach, an insect
- controller: Someone who manages and checks a company's money
- staph
- aureus: (Currencies) a gold coin of the Roman Empire
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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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Vivi Lee posted on 2016/07/25Ever wondered why cockroaches are so hard to get rid of? This video dives into their amazing insect adaptation and crucial role as decomposers, packed with surprising facts that will change how you see these urban residents! You'll also boost your vocabulary with terms like 'nitrogen cycle' and 'antibiotic-resistant bacteria'.
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