Vocabulary
- more than once: On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- at least: As a minimum
- due to: Because of; owing to
- in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
- leave: To go away from; depart
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
- sync: Short for 'synchronization'
- axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
- rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
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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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