Vocabulary
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- numerous: Existing in large numbers
- intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- respond: To answer something or someone
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- land: Region or country
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
- shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
- underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/10Dive into the amazing world of shark research with a passionate professor from the University of Miami! You'll get to see a real field expedition in Biscayne Bay and learn how scientists are studying these incredible creatures and protecting them. Plus, this video is a fantastic way to pick up practical English phrases used in science and conservation discussions!
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