Vocabulary
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- material: Cloth; fabric
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- huge: Very very large
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- factor: Something that influences a result
- sewage: Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- dissolve: To cause something to end
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- industrial: Concerning making things in factories
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- adhere: To support a cause, political party, religion
- nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
- pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- part: Division of a book
- mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- area: Amount of measured space
- mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
- coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- purification: Act of removing unwanted substances
- corrosion: Deterioration in metals caused by chemical action
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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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How recycled coal could revolutionize wastewater treatment | DW News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/05/31Ever wondered how a polluted river can become crystal clear again? This video dives into the incredible transformation of Germany's River Emscher, once Europe's dirtiest, and explores the cutting-edge wastewater treatment technology, including the use of recycled activated carbon, that made it possible! You'll pick up some fascinating vocabulary related to environmental science and engineering along the way.
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