Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- slightly: Only a little
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- neat: That you approve of; cool
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- pile: Large amount of something
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- tiny: Very, very small
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- identical: The same in every way
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- contain: To keep something from spreading
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- compartment: Enclosed part used to hold particular thing
- cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
- chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
- nucleus: Center of an atom
- needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
- gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
- genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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