Vocabulary
- freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
- a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
- run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
- look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
- bring on: To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
- hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- decade: Period of 10 years
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- leave: To go away from; depart
- feast: Religious celebration
- gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
- creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- mad: Very angry
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- microbe: Very small, microscopic, living thing
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- pituitary: Concerning the pituitary gland
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- tingle: Feeling as if small needles are in your skin
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- hunger: Strong desire or need
- ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- reset: To return to the original start or formation
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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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