Vocabulary
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- have to: Must do
- pretty clearly: In a manner that is very obvious or easy to understand.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- contrary to: In opposition to; against.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
- such as: For example; like
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- use up: To use all of; consume
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- obnoxious: Annoying or rude; offensive
- unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
- compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- blast: To attack someone with words
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- require: To demand that someone does something
- misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
- digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- technically: In an exact and particular manner
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
- void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- lens: Structure in the eye or camera that focuses light
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
- glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
- quirk: Strange aspect (of nature); strange habit
- medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
- paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
- part: Division of a book
- great: Very good; better than before
- arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- piss: To be angry
- gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
- rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
- long: Person's name
- bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
- anaerobic: Living without oxygen from the air
- syringe: Device with a needle to take blood/inject drugs
- disprove: To show something is not true
- markup: Difference the cost of goods and the price
- dew: Drops of water forming on cool surfaces at night
- horseshoe: Metal plate nailed to the hoof of a horse
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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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