Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in use: Being used at the present time.
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- amount: Quantity of something
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- pleasant: Causing a good feeling
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- section: A part of a whole
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- respond: To answer something or someone
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
- quit: To leave a job
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
- dispose: To get rid of by throwing away
- bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
- burn: To destroy with fire
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
- discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- statistical: Concerning the math of data
- visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
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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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Where Do Plastics Go After We Throw Them Away? Perpetual Plastic: Short Documentary
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Richard VT posted on 2026/03/02Ever wonder where all that plastic goes? This fascinating short documentary dives into the journey of plastic waste and showcases an incredible art installation in Bali that visualizes the problem! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to pollution and the circular economy while learning about a unique cultural perspective on sustainability.
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