Vocabulary
- hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
- pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- hold water: To be logical, consistent, or sound; to stand up to scrutiny.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- regardless of
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- check out
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- atmosphere: Air around us
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- huge: Very very large
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
- moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- altitude: Height of something above sea level
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
- evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- strengthen: To make something stronger
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- buoyant: Capable of floating in a liquid
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- fleet: Group of ships under one commander
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
- cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
- condensation: Act of shortening something
- jumbo: Something that is very large
- afar: From far away
- grapefruit: Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
- wisp: Thin light bit of something, e.g. a cloud or hair
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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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