Vocabulary
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- going on: To continue doing something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- pass by: To go past someone or something.
- to the left: In or toward the left direction.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
- check up on: To investigate or inspect
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- tiny: Very, very small
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- fill: To make something full
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
- temporarily: For a limited amount of time
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- neurotransmitter: Chemical released by nerves that boost signals within the body
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
- image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- noggin: A human head
- vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
- eye: The part of the body that you see with
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
- sack: To put something in a large bag
- mumble: Speech that is not clear enough or loud enough
- approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
- retina: Part of the eye that senses light
- pancreas: Gland creating insulin to help body process food
- carbs: Informal for carbohydrate; Dietary carbohydrates
- coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
- roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- breathing: To move air into and out of your lungs
- synapse: Junction between neurons in the brain
- boulder: Big rock, usually round in shape
- lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
- capillary: Very small tube that carry blood in the body
- nutritious: Providing nourishment; good to include in the diet
- thermometer: Instrument for measuring temperature
- circulatory: Concerning the movement of blood through the body
- bile: Body fluid that helps you digest fat
- pizza: Round Italian food with cheese cooked in an oven
- pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
- invert: To turn the order of things backwards
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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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