Vocabulary
- full day: A complete day, from morning to night.
- in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
- out of sync: Not occurring at the same time or rate; not synchronized.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- save the day: To prevent a disaster or failure; to rescue a situation.
- set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- per year: For each year; annually.
- have to: Must do
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- initiate: To cause something to begin
- leap: To enter or start something eagerly
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- sync: Short for 'synchronization'
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- revise: To make changes or add something to improve
- astronomical: Extremely large or high
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- great: Very good; better than before
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- fix: Answer to a problem
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- astronomer: Scientist studying stars and other bodies in space
- pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
- divisible: Capable of being divided or separated
- whoop: Loud cry expressing excitement or happiness
- doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
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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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