Vocabulary
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- filter out: To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
- turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
- have to: Must do
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- under construction
- in charge: To be responsible for
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- lift off: To take off vertically, as a rocket or helicopter.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- slide around: To avoid discussing a topic directly; to evade.
- tip over: To fall or turn over; to overturn.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
- amount: Quantity of something
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
- shift: To change in position or direction
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- sane: showing good judgment and understanding
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
- vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
- spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
- inertia: Lack of movement or activity
- ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- margin: Edge of an area
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- restore: To return a thing to its original condition
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- fill: To make something full
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
- axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
- simulation: A copying method to study the real world
- horizontal: Concerning the horizon
- area: Amount of measured space
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- startup: A company just starting its operations
- circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- lateral: On the side; moving sideways
- undercut: Material removed by a cut made underneath
- hydraulic: Of a system operated by water or other liquids
- inch: 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
- certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
- resonant: Strong and deep in tone
- payload: Part of guided missile containing the explosive
- shutdown: Termination of operations
- piston: Sliding, cylindrical piece moved by fuel pressure
- sine: Angle's ratio of side opposite hypotenuse
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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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