Vocabulary
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- section: A part of a whole
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- diagram: A drawing intended to explain how something works
- rail: To complain or object forcefully
- mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
- confirmation: Approval or check of something
- lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
- engineering: The practical application of science to industry
- triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
- nick: Person's name
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- online: Connected to the internet
- unlock: To use a key or code to open something
- nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/08Ever wonder how trains manage to avoid crashing? This video takes you behind the scenes to explore the ingenious "fail-safe" systems, like mechanical interlocks and track circuits, that have kept trains running safely for over a century! You'll pick up fascinating vocabulary related to railway signalling and understand the clever engineering that makes it all work.
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