Vocabulary
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- cancel out: To neutralize or negate the effect of something else.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- around once: Making one full rotation or revolution.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- step out: To go outside for a short time
- got to: To arrive at some place
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- fill up
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- at least: As a minimum
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- halfway: A middle point between two extremes
- slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
- hot: Angry or excited
- stop: To block or close something
- long: Person's name
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- jump: To attack someone suddenly
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- dryer: A machine to take water from hair or clothes
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- deep: Complex and important
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- baseball: Small ball used in the game of baseball
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- concentrated: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- amount: Quantity of something
- weigh: To balance things against each other
- dig: To move material to create a hole
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
- attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- outer: Far away
- freely: (Living, existing) without being controlled
- solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- strongly: With strength or in a strong manner
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- mere: Just enough of something
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- spherical: Round and shaped like a ball
- weaken: To make something or someone less powerful
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
- vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
- pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- km: A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- molten: (Of rock, metal) liquid due to being melted
- shaft: To ruin the plans or prospects of others
- gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
- annotation: Adding a note to a document; such a note
- aurora: Solar wind electrical activity in the night sky
- cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
- equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
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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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