Vocabulary
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- have to: Must do
- light on: To illuminate something.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
- speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- shed: Small building used for storage
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- participate: To take part with others in doing something
- observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
- exception: Something different or not included
- recruit: Person who has just joined the military
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- deep: Complex and important
- lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- area: Amount of measured space
- bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
- vividly: In a strongly, bright, lively or colorful manner
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- preventative: Intended to stop something bad from happening
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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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