Vocabulary
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- on steroids: Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
- first off: To begin with; firstly.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- have to: Must do
- feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
- poke around: To search or look for something, often in a casual or aimless way.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
- prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
- humble: Being lower in quality or status
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- important: Having power or authority
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
- luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- maximize: To make as large or great as possible
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
- elevate: To make something higher
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- amino: Of some substances that form proteins
- ash: Gray powder left after a fire
- vitamin: Health-giving substance needed for body function
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- awkwardly: With a lack of smooth movement
- caustic: Able to burn or eat away by chemical action
- smoky: (Room) full of smoke
- hickory: American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
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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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