Vocabulary
- fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
- next to: Being located along side another
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- analogous to: Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- set up
- part: Division of a book
- rice: Person's name
- yesterday: Day before today
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- small: Little in size; not big
- bad: Not good; wrong
- table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- white: Person's name
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- liter: Metric unit for measuring liquid or gas
- petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- grown: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- final: Last game in a series in a competition
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- material: Cloth; fabric
- equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
- local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- recycle: To use old ideas or concepts again
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- product: Item that can be bought
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- seed: A person's children; offspring
- manufacturing: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- continuous: Happening, existing, or performed without stops
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
- growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- biologically: As regards life and living things
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
- disposable: Being available to be used or spent
- analogous: Similar and comparable to
- finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
- strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
- mycelium: Vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching thread-like hyphae
- packaging: Protective wrapping for a parcel or item for sale
- organism: Living thing, often one that is small
- polymer: Chemical substance made up of simple molecules
- husk: Dry, thin layer covering some fruit and vegetables
- hull: Frame or main body of a boat
- yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
- petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
- matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
- mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- biomass: Number of living things in a particular area
- prolific: Producing something in large quantities
- photon: Particle with energy but no mass, electric charge
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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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Yuting Kuang posted on 2013/12/27Ever wondered about eco-friendly alternatives to plastic? This fascinating TED Talk dives into how we can grow amazing materials from mushrooms, exploring compostable packaging and the circular economy. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to sustainable materials and manufacturing processes that are super practical for the workplace!
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