Vocabulary
- go on: To continue doing something
- pass along: To give something to someone.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- regardless of
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- push out: To prevent others from competing, e.g. in business
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- have to: Must do
- press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
- contract in: To formally engage someone by contract.
- in reverse: In the opposite direction.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- pleasant: Causing a good feeling
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
- swollen: To increase in size or number larger than normal
- propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
- fully: Completely or entirely
- bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- constipation: Unable to empty your bowels as often as you should
- poop: Feces
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- stool: Single seat without support for the arms or back
- rupture: To (cause to) burst or break
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- anal: Concerning the anus
- anus: Opening in the body from which solid waste passes
- urinary: Relating to the waste water system of the body
- bran: Grain husk that contains high fiber content
- hangout: Frequently visited place
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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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