Vocabulary
- push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
- in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
- have to: Must do
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
- hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- blow: To move something using air
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- add: To include as well
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- container: An object that can be used to hold things
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
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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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【TED-Ed】The ABC's of gas: Avogadro, Boyle, Charles - Brian Bennett
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Kevin Tan posted on 2014/08/14Ever wondered how a hot air balloon stays up or why a squeeze bottle works? This fun TED-Ed video breaks down the fascinating gas laws – Boyle's, Charles', and Avogadro's – using awesome classroom demos! You'll pick up some great scientific vocabulary and understand the world around you a little better.
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