Vocabulary
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- left out: To forget; omit
- in layman's terms: Express using simple language for non-experts.
- do laundry: To wash clothes and other items, typically in a washing machine.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- going on: To continue doing something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- have to: Must do
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- at least: As a minimum
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- shrink: To become smaller
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- fabric: Cloth or material
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- add: To include as well
- synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- consolidation: Act of combining into an integral whole
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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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