Vocabulary
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
- under water: Beneath the surface of water.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- walk on water: To perform a miracle; to do something seemingly impossible.
- have to: Must do
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- evolve: To develop certain features
- shrink: To become smaller
- principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
- tiny: Very, very small
- syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- evolution: Theory that living things change over time
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- grain: Seeds of plants used for food
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
- practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
- elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
- fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
- skyscraper: Very tall building with many stories
- distribute: To hand out or give to people
- dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
- annoyed: A little angry; upset
- puddle: Small pool of water or liquid on the ground
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- area: Amount of measured space
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
- stunned: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
- newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
- kinetic: Of or relating to movement
- animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- wet: Concerning a bar that serves or sells alcohol
- goo: Any thick sticky unpleasant substance
- underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
- amoeba: Tiny organism consisting of only one cell
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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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What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? Life & Size 1
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汪摳 posted on 2017/08/14Ever wondered what would happen if you dropped an elephant off a skyscraper? This video dives into the fascinating science of scaling laws and biomechanics, explaining why size *really* matters in the animal kingdom! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary related to physics and biology while exploring this wild thought experiment.
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