Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- next to: Being located along side another
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
- require: To demand that someone does something
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
- dawn: First light of day
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- vary: To change something and make it different
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- century: Period of 100 years
- relieve: To make less boring by making some change
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- burrow: Hole in the ground dug by an animal for protection
- carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
- disruptive: Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
- tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- devise: To think of and plan something
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
- demolition: Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
- impractical: Not useful or realistically possible
- railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
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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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How the world's first subway system was built - Christian Wolmar
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Jenny posted on 2018/05/15Ever wondered how London's famous underground system came to be? This video dives into the incredible story of the world's first subway, exploring the Victorian engineering and challenges faced in building it. You'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary related to urban development and historical construction!
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