Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
- drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
- bail on: To abandon or desert someone or something, especially when they are needed.
- hold up to: To withstand or endure something unpleasant or difficult.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
- at least: As a minimum
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- urge: A strong desire for something
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
- retention: Act of holding something inside the body
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- insanity: Mentally ill, unable to act normally
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
- urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- technically: In an exact and particular manner
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- intersection: Place where two things cross
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- relieve: To make less boring by making some change
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- workout: Energetic exercise
- purge: To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
- tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
- evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
- fill: To make something full
- hydrate: To give or add water to something or someone
- abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
- unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
- poop: Feces
- spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
- cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
- constipation: Unable to empty your bowels as often as you should
- bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- rupture: To (cause to) burst or break
- piss: To be angry
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
- pee: To urinate
- reflex: Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- urinary: Relating to the waste water system of the body
- dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- pelvis: Bone joining the hip to Back and legs
- bod: Alternative names for the body of a human being
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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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