Vocabulary
- into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
- have to: Must do
- give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
- check out
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
- use up: To use all of; consume
- burn up: To consume all of something, e.g. fuel, energy
- take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
- factor: Something that influences a result
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- treadmill: Boring job, with repetitive tasks
- intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
- chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- fill: To make something full
- daily: Happening every day
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- burn: To destroy with fire
- lousy: Very poor or bad; disgusting
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- muffin: Small sweet cake that often contains fruit
- flashy: Bright and fancy, but not tasteful
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- oxidation: Process of combining with oxygen
- bodily: By moving the whole of something
- naught: Quantity of no importance, nonexistence
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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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