Vocabulary
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
- study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- strength: Condition of being strong
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- neutral: Something with pH value of 7
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- proximity: State of being near or close to something
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- neural: About the nerves or nervous system
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- account: An advantage
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- seek: To ask someone for help
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- due: When something is required or expected
- organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- important: Having power or authority
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- reinforcement: Act of strengthening or supporting an army
- circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
- affectionate: Having or displaying warmth or affection
- unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
- datum: Item of factual information
- activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- massage: Rubbing neck, back etc., to relieve pain/to relax
- unrelated: Not related; not connected
- doggy: Word for dog used by and to children
- poly: Multiple; many
- spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health
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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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