Vocabulary
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
- factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
- contrary to: In opposition to; against.
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- under the influence: Affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent that mental and physical control is markedly diminished.
- look alike: To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- have to: Must do
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- light on: To illuminate something.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- identical: The same in every way
- blow: To move something using air
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
- asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
- decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
- hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
- alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
- mythical: Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- fictional: Including people and events that are not real
- reproduce: To make a copy of something
- affirmative: Saying 'yes'; confirming; agreeing to
- compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- captive: Person caught and held against their will
- inconsistency: State of being inconsistent
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
- mine: That thing that belongs to me
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
- ship: Large boat
- annihilate: To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
- annihilation: Total destruction
- copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
- antimatter: Matter consisting of elementary antiparticles
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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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