Vocabulary
- throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
- food delivery: A service that delivers food to a customer's location.
- part with: To give something away; relinquish possession of something.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
- cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
- pretty much anything: Almost everything; nearly all things.
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- material: Cloth; fabric
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- neat: That you approve of; cool
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
- precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
- batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
- sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
- landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
- fill: To make something full
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- product: Item that can be bought
- drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- sue: Person's name
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- resin: Sticky substance that is produced by some trees
- tile: Squares of hard material to cover floor/roof/wall
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- outcry: Show of anger or unhappiness by many people
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- cutlery: Tableware implements for cutting and eating food
- mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
- close: Almost; near
- hydraulic: Of a system operated by water or other liquids
- domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- cheap: Not costing a lot of money
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- hexagon: Flat, six-sided shape
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- boardroom: Room where top officials meet
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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 Used Chopsticks Are Turned Into Tables, Tiles, And Other Furniture | World Wide Waste
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joey joey posted on 2022/03/23Ever wondered what happens to all those used chopsticks? This fascinating video from World Wide Waste shows you how a company called ChopValue transforms them into cool furniture and tiles, all through an amazing upcycling process! You'll pick up some great vocabulary related to sustainability and learn about a really innovative micro-factory.
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