Vocabulary
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
- cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
- squeeze out: To remove an object by pressing something firmly
- press out: To flatten or shape something by applying pressure.
- hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- slot in: To find a suitable time or place for something in a schedule or plan.
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- implement: To start to do something you plan to do
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- account: An advantage
- modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- blow: To move something using air
- flexible: Bending easily
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- disposable: Being available to be used or spent
- ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
- detach: To send away a military unit on a special mission
- facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
- evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
- conveyor: Person who conveys (carries or transmits)
- slot: A long narrow opening to put a coin, etc. in
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- historical: Connected with the past
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- come: To arrive at a place
- thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
- contraption: Piece of equipment looking old-fashioned or odd
- circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- automate: To make automatic by using machines
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
- pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
- yank: To pull or tug on something
- tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
- suction: Process of extracting air, as to cause to stick
- jumbo: Something that is very large
- removable: Able to be taken away or taken off
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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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