Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- pretty solid: Quite strong, reliable, or convincing.
- going on: To continue doing something
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- below ground: Underneath the surface of the earth.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
- in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
- look back: To think about past events
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- close off: To block or obstruct an entrance, passage, or area.
- arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
- cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
- chop out: To cut and remove a part from a larger piece.
- break out
- beam up: To transport someone or something by a fictional teleportation beam.
- have to: Must do
- run along: To go away; leave (often in commands)
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- on a daily basis: Happening every day.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- back then: At that time in the past.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- huge: Very very large
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- gigantic: Extremely large
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- intersection: Place where two things cross
- utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- conceive: To become pregnant
- flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
- brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
- masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
- replace: To use instead of something else
- cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- dig: To move material to create a hole
- clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
- resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
- basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
- maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- pavement: Surface next to a road for people to walk on
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- asphalt: Hard mixture used to make roads and streets
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
- sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
- discharge: To complete a task that has been assigned
- repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- electric: Creating a feeling of excitement
- spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
- pipe: To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
- electrical: Related or connected to electricity
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- foresight: Prudence or ability to foresee future happenings
- masonry: Materials used to build brick or stone structures
- spaceship: Spacecraft designed to travel into space
- circa: (Of a historical date) around; approximately
- roadway: Road over which vehicles travel
- condensate: The product of condensation, usually a liquid
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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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What's Under the Street in NYC?
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Minjane posted on 2026/01/16Ever wondered what's hidden beneath the bustling streets of New York City? Dive deep into the incredible world of underground utilities, from historic sewers to the city's massive steam system, and pick up some seriously useful vocabulary along the way!
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