Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- lead to: To result in some action
- buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
- at fault: Responsible for something negative or undesirable; deserving blame.
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- go on: To continue doing something
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- click: To work well with someone or something
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- stink: To smell terrible
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- dehydration: The state of not having enough water
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
- malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
- spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
- cabbage: Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- liver: Organ from animals served as food
- fill: To make something full
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- recreation: Activities done for pleasure or to relax
- surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
- deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- kale: Hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- inhalation: Act of breathing
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- humor: Quality that makes something funny
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- sugary: Too sweet; insincere
- ill: Not well or sick
- jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
- hyphen: A dash put between words, e.g. wide-bodied
- soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
- radon: Radioactive gas coming naturally from the ground
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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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