Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- leave out: To forget; omit
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- slips into: To quickly put on (a piece of clothing).
- spilling out of: Currently flowing or rushing out from a place, often in large numbers or quantities.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- get up in: To wake and leave bed at a particular time.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- in total: Completely; with everything added together.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- sleeper: Train on which you can sleep
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- leave: To go away from; depart
- writer: Professional who writes books, articles etc.
- factory: Building where things are made
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- fun: Amusing and enjoyable
- lunch: Light meal eaten in the middle of the day
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- student: Person studying at school
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- textbook: A book that is used to study
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- main: Most important; most often used
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- fill: To make something full
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- point: An item to be discussed
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- seriousness: State of being serious
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- replace: To use instead of something else
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
- learner: Someone gaining knowledge or skill through study
- crafty: Being cunning to get others to do what you want
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- clueless: Totally uninformed about what is going on
- appreciative: Understanding the value or worth of something
- terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
- publisher: Business that produces books or magazines
- precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
- harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- bacterium: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- thankful: Feeling or showing you are grateful
- bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
- jargon: Terms and expressions used in a specialist field
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- horrifying: Scary; very shocking
- advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
- sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
- initiate: To cause something to begin
- excite: To make something or someone become more active
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- incomprehensible: Impossible to understand or comprehend
- equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
- viral: Of or caused by a virus
- misspell: To spell something incorrectly
- perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
- espionage: Act of spying
- slime: Thick slippery substance, often rather disgusting
- storyteller: Someone who tells stories
- blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
- replication: Act of making more exact copies of itself
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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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【TEDx】Tyler DeWitt: Hey science teachers -- make it fun
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VoiceTube posted on 2013/04/22Ever wonder how to make science class exciting? Tyler DeWitt shares his hilarious and insightful tips for teaching, critiquing old textbooks and showing you how to make learning about topics like virology super engaging! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and see how simple sentence structures can make complex ideas clear.
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