Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
- for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
- stumble upon: To accidentally discover or meet
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- stumble across: To find something unexpectedly or by chance.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- physical connection: A tangible link or bond between two or more things.
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- pitch black: Extremely dark; completely without light.
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- next to: Being located along side another
- offer up: To present something, especially to God, as a sacrifice or offering.
- lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- have to: Must do
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
- switch on: To put something electrical on or off
- burn through: To use up a supply of something, especially money, very quickly.
- melt down: To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
- look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
- lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- leave: To go away from; depart
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
- ever: At any time; at all times in the future
- corpse: A dead body
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
- terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
- deep: Complex and important
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- mount: To attach something to something else
- lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
- perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- maiden: Being the earliest or first
- agonizing: To suffer painfully over something; be in agony
- notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
- titanic: Concerning great force or power
- underworld: Criminals as a group
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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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