Vocabulary
- lead to: To result in some action
- due to: Because of; owing to
- have to: Must do
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- in actuality: In fact; in reality; actually.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- pull away: To drive (vehicle) away;
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
- deal with
- trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- evolve: To develop certain features
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
- concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- shift: To change in position or direction
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- evolution: Theory that living things change over time
- organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
- stiff: Slang term for a dead body
- due: When something is required or expected
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- circulation: Movement of blood through the body
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- cartilage: Strong flexible tissue connecting bones, joints
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- important: Having power or authority
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
- arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
- gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- physician: A medical doctor
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
- nourish: To cause an idea, belief, or feeling to develop
- abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
- disregard: To treat something as unimportant; ignore
- oral: Concerning the mouth
- supply: Availability of products and services for use
- elderly: Being very old
- prostate: Male gland important in the creation of semen
- diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- enamel: A glass-like substance, glossy covering of an object; The covering of a tooth.
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- specialize: To focus on one area of a field or profession
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- estrogen: General term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- temporal: Concerning time
- olfactory: Concerning the sense of smell
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
- smell: To have a particular odor
- sag: To become weak and less useful; to decrease
- ovarian: Concerning or involving the ovaries
- degeneration: Process of gradual decline in condition/function
- vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
- larynx: Hollow organ in throat containing the vocal chords
- sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant
- sinus: Space in the skull that connects with the nostrils
- actuality: The state of existing and being real
- glaucoma: Damage to the nerves in the eye causing blindness
- distal: Located away from a point of attachment/origin
- articular: Concerning the joints of the body
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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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