Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- spot: A certain place or area
- intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
- sake: Japanese rice wine
- belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
- respect: To follow the established rules
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- liver: Organ from animals served as food
- abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- frontal: Belonging to the forward part
- happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
- talk: Style of speaking
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- goat: Small animal with beard and horns
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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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Your Organs When You Eat Too Much Sugar
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林宜悉 posted on 2023/03/31Ever wonder what your body is *really* doing when you indulge in too much sugar? This hilarious, fast-paced skit brings your organs to life with funny voices to explain things like dopamine hits and insulin resistance! You'll pick up some great advanced vocabulary while laughing along to this metabolism satire.
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