Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- speed up: To move more quickly
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- got to: To arrive at some place
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- spot: A certain place or area
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- insight: Power to understand people and things very well
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
- address: Exact street location of a place
- precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- frequently: Often; regularly
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
- tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
- lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
- chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
- implementation: A practical means for accomplishing something
- kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
- bilateral: Involving two groups of people or two countries
- pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
- knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
- lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
- timeframe: Expected beginning and end of a period
- analytic: Of the process of detailed reasoning
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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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