Vocabulary
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- shrink: To become smaller
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
- gigantic: Extremely large
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- technically: In an exact and particular manner
- moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- leave: To go away from; depart
- stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
- submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
- fill: To make something full
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- part: Division of a book
- burn: To destroy with fire
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- happen: To take place or occur
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- come: To arrive at a place
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- dead: Not alive
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
- dehydrate: To cause (skin, body) to lose water that is needed
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- sublimation: Change directly from being a solid to being a gas
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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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