Vocabulary
- gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- for instance: As an example.
- have to: Must do
- funeral service: A ceremony held to commemorate a deceased person, typically involving religious rituals or eulogies.
- come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
- run down: To be in a bad condition
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- down the drain: Wasted or lost completely.
- down the road: At a future time; in the future.
- tip back: To tilt a container backward to drink its contents.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
- screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
- in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
- at least: As a minimum
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- instance: An example of something; case
- circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- point: An item to be discussed
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
- cavity: Hole or empty space, especially in a tooth
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- part: Division of a book
- tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
- sanitize: To make clean so people do not get sick
- fix: Answer to a problem
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- circulate: To go round continuously
- ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
- bronze: Having a yellowish olive-brown color
- chapel: Room to hold religious services
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- puncture: To make hole letting air out in tire/balloon, etc.
- goo: Any thick sticky unpleasant substance
- preservation: Keeping something in a good, undamaged state
- casket: Box in which dead people are buried; coffin
- aneurysm: Dangerous swelling of blood vessel in brain/heart
- convertible: A car with a folding or removable roof
- cremation: Burning of a dead body
- whoop: Loud cry expressing excitement or happiness
- decease: To die
- arterial: Concerning, involving or contained in the arteries
- urn: Vase of varying size and shape
- mahogany: A deep reddish brown hardwood
- uniformly: In an exactly similar manner
- victor: Person who wins a game or other competition
- carotid: Of two major arteries supplying blood to head/neck
- embalm: To preserve (a corpse) using chemicals and oils
- stopper: A device or cork put in something to close it
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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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