Vocabulary
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- have to: Must do
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- burn off: To get rid of calories through exercise or physical activity.
- in step: Moving or progressing at the same rate or in harmony.
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- at the earliest: Indicating the soonest possible time something can happen.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- highly unlikely: Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
- land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
- fall behind: To get behind or late, because of going slowly
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- lift off: To take off vertically, as a rocket or helicopter.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
- sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- shift: To change in position or direction
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- architecture: Design and construction of buildings
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
- initiate: To cause something to begin
- ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
- reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- emulate: To try to be like; copy; imitate
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- programme: A plan or schedule of events
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- fusion: Combining various things to make something new
- pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
- ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
- hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
- point: An item to be discussed
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- land: Region or country
- union: Act of joining two or more things into one
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- extraordinarily: Extremely
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- superiority: Quality of being more effective, skillful etc.
- collaborator: Someone who cooperates with an enemy
- lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
- helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
- geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
- eventual: Coming or happening at a later or end of the time
- superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
- golly: Interjection showing surprise; gosh; goodness me
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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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Why are we going back to the Moon? - BBC World Service
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Peko posted on 2026/04/17Ever wondered why we're heading back to the Moon? This fascinating BBC video dives into the history of the Space Race, the Artemis Programme, and the exciting potential of lunar resources! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain a deeper understanding of the geopolitics behind space exploration.
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