Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- turn over: To lose possession of a ball in sports
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
- pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
- lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
- to the left: In or toward the left direction.
- sit down: To take a seat
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- at the risk of: Used to introduce a statement that may offend or be criticized.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
- atmosphere: Air around us
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- harness: To capture the power of something
- sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- altitude: Height of something above sea level
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
- swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- dehydration: The state of not having enough water
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- ever: At any time; at all times in the future
- bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
- cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- wrist: Part where your hand joins your arm
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- seductive: Having the ability to attract someone sexually
- simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
- avalanche: Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
- mount: To attach something to something else
- ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- optional: Being possible or available, but not required
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- walnut: Nut with a very hard shell
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- continuum: A continuation without noticeable divisions
- inhospitable: Being difficult to live in due to conditions
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- camp: A (military) base
- claustrophobic: Afraid of being trapped in a small place
- standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
- sickness: State of illness or poor health
- environmentally: So as to affect the environment/the natural world
- pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
- accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
- blindness: State of being blind or lacking sight
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- freeway: Highway that can be used without paying a toll
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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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