Vocabulary
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- huge: Very very large
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- dissolve: To cause something to end
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
- foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- residue: Left over part after most is taken away
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- clog: To make or become blocked or filled with something
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- detergent: Synthetic liquid or powder used to wash something
- jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
- sludge: Very thick type of mud, usually caused by rain
- drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
- smell: To have a particular odor
- alarming: Making you feel worried or frightened
- soluble: Able to dissolve or be dissolved in a liquid
- incorrectly: In a way that is incorrect or wrong
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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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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Most people use laundry pods the WRONG way – it’s ruining their washing machines
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佛斯特 posted on 2025/03/30Did you know most people are using laundry pods all wrong, potentially ruining their washing machines? This video dives into the surprising science behind laundry capsules, water temperature, and common washing machine smells, so you can keep your appliance in top shape and pick up some advanced vocabulary along the way!
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