Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- consider: To think carefully about something
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- silly: Careless
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- dietary: Concerning the food one consumes
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- product: Item that can be bought
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- great: Very good; better than before
- picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
- pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
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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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Samuel posted on 2018/05/31Ever wondered what $32 bottled air tastes like? This hilarious BuzzFeed video dives into that exact question with street interviews and a taste test, offering a fun look at air pollution and public health. You'll pick up some great situational dialogue and maybe even a few surprising facts about our environment!
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