Vocabulary
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- against the clock: Rushed and under pressure to meet a deadline.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- weekend off: A weekend when one does not have to work; free time on a weekend.
- at least: As a minimum
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- strike: To hit something
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- leave: To go away from; depart
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- area: Amount of measured space
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- seismic: Of earthquakes
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- marshal: Person who has a high position in the military
- southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
- northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
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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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Taiwan earthquake: Race to save survivors under collapsed hotel
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Stephanie posted on 2018/02/22Wow, this is an intense look at the race to save lives after the Hualien earthquake in Taiwan! You'll get to see real search and rescue operations in action and learn about the "Pacific Ring of Fire" while picking up some simple sentence structures.
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