Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- such as: For example; like
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- muscle aches: Pain in the muscles.
- any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- slightly: Only a little
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- cruise: To easily achieve
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- primarily: In the most basic or important way
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- blow: To move something using air
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
- inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
- acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
- important: Having power or authority
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- amplify: To increase the effect of something
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- airborne: Being in the air
- transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
- molecular: About or caused by molecules
- ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
- frail: (E.g. of old person) weak in health, body
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
- dialysis: (Medical) taking waste from blood if kidneys are damaged
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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 is hantavirus and how is it spread? | BBC News
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妮娜 posted on 2026/05/09Ever wondered about hantavirus and how it spreads, especially after hearing about outbreaks? This BBC News explainer dives into the details, from rodent exposure to human transmission, giving you a clear understanding of this serious health topic. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary related to viruses and public health along the way!
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