Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- break out
- in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
- in pairs: Divided into or working as two people together.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- due to: Because of; owing to
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- at least: As a minimum
- for instance: As an example.
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- in terms of
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- as a consequence of: Because of; due to something that happened before.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- instance: An example of something; case
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
- endemic: Natural to or typical of a specific place/people
- tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
- bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- groove: Long line that is cut into a surface of something
- malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- liver: Organ from animals served as food
- parasite: Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- penetrate: To enter or pass through something
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- reproduce: To make a copy of something
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- anemia: Condition of not having enough red blood cells
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- accumulation: Act of becoming bigger or more over time
- relentlessly: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- sanitary: Designed to keep things clean to prevent disease
- parasitic: Living on larger plant/animal and dependent on it
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- snare: To trap using a device or clever trick
- larva: Wormlike young form of some insects
- snail: Slow moving creature with soft body and hard shell
- immunization: Giving a drug to protect someone from disease
- roadside: Edge of a way or road or path
- freshwater: Water that is not salty
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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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