Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on a daily basis: Happening every day.
- feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
- go away: To go on vacation
- get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- lead to: To result in some action
- taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
- err on the side of: To make a cautious choice to avoid problems.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
- fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
- important: Having power or authority
- bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
- deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- clog: To make or become blocked or filled with something
- lactose: Sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
- caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
- moody: Showing sudden or wide variations in mood
- burn: To destroy with fire
- carcinogen: Describes a substance which causes cancer
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- intolerant: Narrow-minded and will not accept other opinions
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- deficient: Lacking something necessary
- advise: To suggest what would be helpful
- napkin: Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- pepperoni: Pork and beef sausage
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- kid: Child or young person
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- ovarian: Concerning or involving the ovaries
- meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- overdo: To do or use too much of something
- detector: Device that receives a signal and responds to it
- err: To make a mistake
- cardiologist: Doctor specializing in disorders of the heart
- roulette: Wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
- precautionary: Taken in advance to protect against danger
- soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
- overheat: To become too hot
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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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