Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at least: As a minimum
- going on: To continue doing something
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- go over all: To review or examine every part of something carefully.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- try for: To attempt to obtain something; to aim for.
- out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
- lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- such as: For example; like
- as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
- with age: As someone gets older; as time passes.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- woman: Adult female human being
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- doctor: Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
- talk: Style of speaking
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- newspaper: Sheets of paper (or online) containing the news
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- youthful: Suggesting being young; vigorous and fresh
- sex: State of being male or female
- pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- male: Characteristic of boys or men
- swimmer: Someone who does swimming, e.g. as a sport
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- postpone: To schedule for a later time
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- teaspoon: Small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee
- prediction: A statement of what will happen next
- specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
- acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
- evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
- undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
- consult: To ask the advice, opinion of a (paid) specialist
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- evaluation: Judgment about the value or condition of something
- fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
- fertilization: Process of a sperm entering an egg in reproduction
- contraception: Birth control; prevention of pregnancy
- likelihood: Chance that something might happen
- conceive: To become pregnant
- counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
- maximize: To make as large or great as possible
- thrilled: To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
- sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
- semen: Bodily fluid ejaculated from a man's penis
- embryo: Tiny plant stored inside a seed
- uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
- gynecologist: A specialist in gynecology
- marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- bypass: To go around something; avoid
- pointy: Being sharp in shape
- folic: Of or derived from folic acid
- ovary: Egg-producing organ of female humans and animals
- biceps: Muscle of the front upper arm
- appendix: Additional information at the end of a document
- chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
- header: Soccer shot made with head
- triathlon: Distance race where you swim, ride a bike, and run
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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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