Vocabulary
- lead to: To result in some action
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- turn off
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- first off: To begin with; firstly.
- far worse: Significantly more unpleasant, serious, or severe.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- back in the day: In the past; in former times.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
- potentially: That could happen or become reality
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- annoying: To make someone angry
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- paralysis: Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- noggin: A human head
- swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
- allergy: Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- tick: To function properly or normally
- malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
- horrific: Terrifying and shocking
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- pesky: Causing irritation or annoyance
- velvet: Type of smooth cloth which is soft to the touch
- predicament: Difficult situation that is hard to get out of
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- itchy: Nervous and unable to relax
- vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- animator: The technician who produces animated cartoons
- contender: Athlete or team competing (and likely) to win
- genitalia: External sex organ
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- call: A order or request for action
- aloe: African succulent plants having rosettes of leaves
- erection: A hard penis ready for sex
- heartbeat: Beat of your heart
- recluse: Person who lives in alone or far from others
- tarantula: Large hairy poisonous tropical spider
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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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