Vocabulary
- account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
- nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- account: An advantage
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
- debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- courtesy: Polite and respectful behavior
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
- part: Division of a book
- pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
- land: Region or country
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- department: Division of a larger part or organization
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- wildlife: All wild animals
- dead: Not alive
- atmospheric: Concerning or located in the air around us
- runoff: A second election to find a winner
- recycle: To use old ideas or concepts again
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- safety: Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
- clean: Completely; entirely
- oceanic: Concerning the ocean
- gov: Shortened form of 'government'; internet address
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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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Huang Yu-Fen posted on 2016/12/29Did you know that 80% of marine pollution actually starts on land? This eye-opening video dives into the shocking reality of how our waste, especially plastics, ends up in the ocean and harms wildlife. You'll learn key phrases about environmental issues and discover how you can become part of the solution!
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