Vocabulary
- check out
- over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
- under the weather: Slightly ill; not feeling well.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- energy level: A measure of a person's physical or mental vitality.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have to: Must do
- going on: To continue doing something
- narrow down: To reduce the number of possibilities or choices.
- in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- dry skin: A skin condition characterized by a lack of moisture in the skin, often causing itching, scaling, and cracking.
- such as: For example; like
- in terms of
- take down: To capture physically
- gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
- go away: To go on vacation
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- muscle aches: Pain in the muscles.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
- stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- certain foods: Specific types of food, often referring to those with particular characteristics or effects.
- make it worse: To aggravate a situation; to make something bad even worse.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- in difficulty: In trouble or facing hardship.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- get it on: To start doing what you say you will do
- in good hands: Under the care and protection of someone competent and trustworthy.
- on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
- full tilt: At full speed or with maximum effort.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- deal with
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- at a loss
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- jump to conclusions: To form an opinion or make a judgment about something before having all the necessary information.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
- falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- tummy: Stomach or belly
- prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- restless: Worried and uneasy; ceaselessly in motion
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- forehead: Area of the face above the eyes
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- headache: Pain in the head
- healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
- spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
- tingle: Feeling as if small needles are in your skin
- sinus: Space in the skull that connects with the nostrils
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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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