Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- work out
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
- obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
- exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- amount: Quantity of something
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- huge: Very very large
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- role: Character played by an actor
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- grossly: In a disgusting manner or with bad taste
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
- ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- area: Amount of measured space
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- conglomerate: Combination of several businesses; large company
- fizzy: (Of a drink) hissing and bubbling
- hunger: Strong desire or need
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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