Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- such as: For example; like
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
- have on: To be wearing something.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- hear of: To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
- of late: Recently; lately.
- pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- potentially: That could happen or become reality
- mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
- suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
- outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
- halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- inadvertently: Without intention, accidentally
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
- allergy: Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
- organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
- arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
- receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
- crucially: To an extremely important or necessary degree
- ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
- preventive: Done to stop something bad happening
- bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
- favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
- smother: To cover something or someone completely
- corona: Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
- pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
- lupus: Constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus
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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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