Vocabulary
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
- rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
- setting off: To start a journey
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- compressed air: Air that has been forced into a smaller space, increasing its pressure.
- on impact: Immediately upon collision or forceful contact.
- suck in: To inhale or draw something into the mouth or lungs.
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- at a distance: Far away; not close.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- lethal: Causing or able to cause death
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- initial: First letter of your given name
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- blast: To attack someone with words
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- tiny: Very, very small
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- seek: To ask someone for help
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
- infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
- urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
- velocity: Speed in a given direction
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- shatter: To break into small pieces
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- concussion: Injury to the brain caused by a blow
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- gastrointestinal: Concerning, affecting, or including both stomach and intestines
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
- frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
- rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
- supersonic: Greater/faster than the speed of sound
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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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