Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- up to something: Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- man's best friend: A dog, considered faithful and loyal to humans.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- set up
- prior to: Before a particular time or event.
- fly through: To move or pass through something very quickly.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- going on: To continue doing something
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- with God: Being in the presence or care of God, often after death.
- dispose of: To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- in comparison: When compared to something else.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- check out
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- hierarchy: Group that manages and controls an organization
- myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
- tedious: Being uninteresting and taking a long time; boring
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
- important: Having power or authority
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- great: Very good; better than before
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- vomiting: To bring up food from stomach out through mouth
- tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
- beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
- dispose: To get rid of by throwing away
- entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- assist: To help
- mystical: Awe-inspiring or mysterious
- land: Region or country
- mythology: Myths of a particular culture or group of people
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- creation: Act of making something
- domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- live: To be alive
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- emergence: The process of emerging, coming out
- canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
- seed: A person's children; offspring
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- primal: Existing from the beginning of known time
- prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
- biblical: Concerning the bible
- empowerment: Giving the power to make their own decisions
- fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
- crucially: To an extremely important or necessary degree
- genesis: Beginning of something important
- wolf: A dog-like wild animal
- hare: Fast animal similar to a rabbit but larger
- chipmunk: Burrowing ground squirrel of America and Asia
- likeness: Similarity; resemblance; portrait
- dominion: Control over a place (or a person); sovereignty
- gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
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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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Humans and Nature and Creation: Crash Course Mythology #6
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黃齡萱 posted on 2017/07/08Ever wondered how humans and animals first became friends? This Crash Course Mythology episode dives into fascinating creation myths and even touches on how dogs became our best buds, giving you a cultural deep dive and some cool new vocabulary along the way!
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