Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- next to: Being located along side another
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- in under: Located inside and beneath something.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
- have to: Must do
- in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
- check out
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- refrain: To decide to not do something you want to do
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
- magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
- summarize: To state the main or most important ideas
- fully: Completely or entirely
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- staff: Employees of a company
- public: Owned by the government
- usage: Amount something is used
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- consideration: Careful thought; thinking about something
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- designate: To officially choose for a position; appoint
- cooperation: Working together to get something done
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- automate: To make automatic by using machines
- prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
- rink: A ice playing area for ice hockey or curling
- wheelchair: Movable chair mounted on large wheels
- skate: Flat sea fish
- levitation: Rising a thing into the air by supernatural means
- airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
- levitate: To cause to rise in the air and float
- maglev: A high speed train on strong magnets
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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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