Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- have to: Must do
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- due to: Because of; owing to
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- pro bono: Denoting work undertaken without charge, especially legal work for a client with a low income.
- on your toes: Being alert and ready for action.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- on end: Continuously; without stopping.
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- without coffee: In the absence of coffee or caffeine beverage.
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- at rest: Not moving or being used.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- check out
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- blow: To move something using air
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
- acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
- swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
- maneuver: Military movement of troops
- visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
- problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
- benign: (Of cancer) not harmful or too serious
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- constipation: Unable to empty your bowels as often as you should
- person: Man, woman or child
- oral: Concerning the mouth
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- area: Amount of measured space
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- headache: Pain in the head
- transplant: A medical operation to replace organs of the body
- drool: To show that one likes something a lot
- discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
- lackluster: (Of a performance) lacking brilliance or vitality
- laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
- positional: Concerning or determined by position
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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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