Vocabulary
- in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
- let down
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- dry up: (Of money etc.) to vanish or be nothing left of it
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- have to: Must do
- the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- extreme: Very great in degree
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- important: Having power or authority
- humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- infectious: Capable of transmitting disease to others
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- humid: (Of air, weather) containing a lot of moisture
- transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
- globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- county: Administrative region within a country or a state
- phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
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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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