Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- say cheese: To say 'cheese' to smile for a photograph.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- have to: Must do
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
- diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- evolve: To develop certain features
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- consumption: The act of buying and using products
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- correlation: The relationship between two variables
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- dairy: Concerning or made from milk
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- due: When something is required or expected
- calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
- enzyme: A protein made by cells
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- defense: Argument in support of something
- fermentation: Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
- persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- dietary: Concerning the food one consumes
- audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- lactose: Sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- oxidative: Taking place in the presence of oxygen
- downloadable: That can be transferred, usually from the internet
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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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