Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- tv show: A television program.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- distinction: Special quality that makes something different
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- programme: A plan or schedule of events
- mighty: Having great strength or great size
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- thermometer: Instrument for measuring temperature
- headline: To be the main performer at a show
- fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
- smog: Fog that is combined with other harmful gases
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- neighbour: Person who lives, or is near, you
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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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Pakistan's worst ever smog: BBC Learning English from the News
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/11/17Did you know Pakistan's smog was once visible from space? Dive into the shocking reality of Lahore's air quality crisis with BBC Learning English and learn crucial vocabulary for discussing environmental issues. You'll gain insights into the causes, impacts like school closures, and pick up advanced terms to talk about this serious situation.
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