Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
- account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
- wear out
- go away: To go on vacation
- swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
- max out: To reach the limit on a credit card.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- step into: To enter a place or situation.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- at least: As a minimum
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
- pull down: To destroy an old building; demolish
- for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- strength: Condition of being strong
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- require: To demand that someone does something
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- squat: To illegally live on anothers property or land
- sprint: To race or move at full speed
- row: To move a boat using oars
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- fully: Completely or entirely
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- upright: Having good moral standards; of good character
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- fray: To form loose threads at the edge of cloth
- silently: In a perfectly quiet way
- unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
- cuff: Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
- outdate: To be older than
- barbell: Bar to for heavy discs in weightlifting
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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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