Vocabulary
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
- going on: To continue doing something
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- change over: To switch from one thing to another.
- add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
- a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
- ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
- all along: From the beginning; all the time.
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- on the blob: Resting on an irregular mass or lump of something.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- at least: As a minimum
- set up
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- bounce around: To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- has over: To invite someone to your house.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- chaotic: Utterly confused
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
- dominant: The strongest; most powerful
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- grasp: Person's control over something
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- option: A choice
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- trend: Current style or fashion
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- simulation: A copying method to study the real world
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- fluke: Lucky shot or event that is purely accidental
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- altruistic: Selfless concern for the well-being of others
- coward: Someone too afraid to do what is right or needed
- blob: Object that does not have a regular shape
- altruism: Selfless concern for the well-being of others
- cowardly: Being fearful and unable to do something right
- primer: A kind of paint put on to make the top coat better
- kin: People to whom a person is related
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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