Vocabulary
- in motion: Moving; not stationary.
- lead to: To result in some action
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- characteristic: Typical or distinctive
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- contain: To keep something from spreading
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- frequently: Often; regularly
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- slam: To criticize sharply
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- replace: To use instead of something else
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- minimal: The smallest possible; least
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- startup: A company just starting its operations
- hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
- hinge: To be dependent on or caused by
- nozzle: Thin tube as on end of pipe to control gas/liquid
- online: Connected to the internet
- shutdown: Termination of operations
- instrumentation: Series of gauges and dials that provide data
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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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