Vocabulary
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- macular degeneration: A progressive eye condition affecting the macula, leading to central vision loss.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- check up on: To investigate or inspect
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- out of focus: Not clear or sharp in appearance; blurry.
- egg on: To encourage greatly toward doing something
- first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
- go on: To continue doing something
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- have to: Must do
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
- inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
- fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- comprehensive: Including most or all things
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
- leave: To go away from; depart
- swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
- blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
- retina: Part of the eye that senses light
- optimize: To make as effective as possible
- blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
- peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- horizontal: Concerning the horizon
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
- outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- disclaimer: Written denial of any legal responsibility
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- oval: Being egg-shaped
- radiate: To show a lot of feeling clearly
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
- degeneration: Process of gradual decline in condition/function
- certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
- inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
- underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
- sclerosis: (Medical) process in which a soft tissue becomes hard
- worrisome: Not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety
- glaucoma: Damage to the nerves in the eye causing blindness
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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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