Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- ring a bell: To sound familiar; to vaguely remember something.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- bring back: To cause to remember
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- wash out: To erode or be eroded by the force of water.
- on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- job: Something that must be done
- rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- clean: Completely; entirely
- finish: To use or consume all of something
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- swim: To move through water by moving parts of the body
- ninth: 9th
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- advanced: (Of an army) to move forward
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- mark: Person's name
- kid: Child or young person
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- fill: To make something full
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- valuable: Being useful or important
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
- training: To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
- campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- participate: To take part with others in doing something
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- data: Facts or information used to calculate or analyze
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
- dissolve: To cause something to end
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- salinity: Concentration of salt in a solution
- motivator: The reason you have the will to do something
- re: Are
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/08/30Ever wonder if school is enough to prepare you for the real world? This video dives into a student internship focused on water quality, showing you exactly how hands-on learning and practical skills can give you a career headstart! You'll pick up tons of useful vocabulary related to water sampling and bacteria analysis, making it perfect for boosting your professional English.
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