Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- close by: Near in distance; nearby.
- black and white
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- see into: To investigate or examine closely.
- keep your eye on the ball: Maintain concentration on the important goal or task.
- on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- pupil: Someone who follows, is being taught by an artist
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- lens: Structure in the eye or camera that focuses light
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- point: An item to be discussed
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- retina: Part of the eye that senses light
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- excellent: Extremely good
- blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- part: Division of a book
- muscle: Physical power
- squish: To walk through mud or puddles
- translate: To change something into a different state
- exploration: Act of examining something to learn about it
- dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
- optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
- iris: Round colored part of an eye
- eyeball: The round part of the eye
- dimmer: Control that varies brightness of lights
- ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
- bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
- pong: To smell badly
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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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Cristal Chen posted on 2017/05/10Ever wondered how you see the world? This fun animated explainer dives into the amazing anatomy of your eyes, from the pupil and iris to rods and cones! You'll pick up tons of new vocabulary while learning how vision actually works.
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