Vocabulary
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- at least: As a minimum
- all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- next to: Being located along side another
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- set off: To start a journey
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- top off: To complete or finish something in a satisfying way.
- stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- per year: For each year; annually.
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- in places: In some locations but not others
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- do over: To repeat an action; do something again
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- hour: 60 minutes
- banana: Long curved yellow fruit with a white center
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- door: You walk through this when you go in a room
- chair: A person in charge of an official meeting
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sleep: To have enough beds for
- test: To be given a medical examination
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- level: Specific height of something
- area: Amount of measured space
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
- occupation: A career or regular job
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- maximum: Largest or highest number or amount of something
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- material: Cloth; fabric
- spot: A certain place or area
- due: When something is required or expected
- huge: Very very large
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- reactor: Device to control nuclear energy as a power source
- smoker: Device that exposes food to smoke as it cooks
- nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
- basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
- decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- dosage: Measured amount of medicine or drug
- dental: Concerning the teeth
- insignificant: Being very small or unimportant
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- globally: Throughout the world
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- conduct: Your behavior
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- astronaut: Person who travels in space
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
- tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
- ionizing: To convert or be converted totally or partially into ions
- uranium: Radioactive element used for nuclear energy/weapon
- audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
- detonated: To trigger or start an explosion
- potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
- dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
- vaporized: To kill to make something completely disappear
- radium: Radioactive element occurring in uranium ore
- overkill: To make an effort more than is necessary
- fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
- ore: Rock containing valuable metal
- pixel: Small element forming image on TV/computer screen
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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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The Most Radioactive Places on Earth
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kuoyumei posted on 2015/08/21Ever wondered about the most radioactive spots on Earth? This video takes you to Chernobyl and Fukushima, explaining ionizing radiation and using the 'banana equivalent dose' to make sense of it all! You'll boost your advanced vocabulary and gain some fascinating science knowledge along the way.
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