Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- make with: To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- on to: Toward something; forward
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- have on: To be wearing something.
- drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- material: Cloth; fabric
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
- anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
- palate: Roof of the mouth
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
- part: Division of a book
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
- ankle: Region or joint between the foot and the leg
- vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
- stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
- generator: Machine that produces electrical power
- placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
- opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- larynx: Hollow organ in throat containing the vocal chords
- resonant: Strong and deep in tone
- pathologist: Scientist studying disease or dead bodies
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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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