Vocabulary
- for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- have to: Must do
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- watery: Having a lot (maybe too much) water
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- long: Person's name
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- easier: Less difficult than
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- picture: General situation or state of being
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- ship: Large boat
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- comb: Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
- carefully: In a manner that involves focus and care
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- size: How big or small a thing is
- special: Being additional or extra
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- sex: State of being male or female
- tiny: Very, very small
- speedy: Moving with or capable of moving with high speed
- recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- hid: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- figuring: To appear in a game, play or event
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- surround: To be all the way around something
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- beautifully: Having dome something well
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
- skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
- crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
- package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
- arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
- precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
- deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- exterior: Outside layer or surface
- resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
- offspring: Child or young of a person, plant or animal
- cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
- infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
- conceive: To become pregnant
- plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
- sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
- larva: Wormlike young form of some insects
- urchin: Small sea animal with stiff parts like needles
- squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
- kin: People to whom a person is related
- embryo: Tiny plant stored inside a seed
- devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
- algae: Green organisms that live in still water
- snail: Slow moving creature with soft body and hard shell
- barrel: To travel at high speed
- bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
- fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
- speck: Tiny piece
- jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
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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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【TED-Ed】How life begins in the deep ocean - Tierney Thys !
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Carol Chen posted on 2013/03/17Ever wondered how life begins in the mysterious deep ocean? This fascinating TED-Ed video dives into the incredible world of sea urchins and plankton, showing you their amazing larval metamorphosis. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and learn all about marine reproduction in this engaging nature documentary!
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