Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- going on: To continue doing something
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
- facial detail: A specific feature or characteristic of a person's face.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- go haywire: To malfunction or go out of control.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- neural: About the nerves or nervous system
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- identical: The same in every way
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- respond: To answer something or someone
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- smash: Accident involving vehicles
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- reconcile: To balance the accounts
- fill: To make something full
- protocol: Written agreement between countries
- reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
- sitcom: Humorous drama based on day-to-day life
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
- image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
- datum: Item of factual information
- assurance: Freedom from doubt
- collaborator: Someone who cooperates with an enemy
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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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