Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- look after: To take care of someone or something
- turn into: To change to become something else
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- kill off: To eliminate or destroy completely; to cause to die.
- clear away: To take plates away from a table after a meal
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
- diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
- consequence: Importance of a person or thing
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
- portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
- shrink: To become smaller
- tiny: Very, very small
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- candidate: Politician who is running for public office
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- regulate: To control something with rules or laws
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- flexible: Bending easily
- stiff: Slang term for a dead body
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- array: A regular order or arrangement of things
- genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- optimize: To make as effective as possible
- cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
- hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
- expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- live: To be alive
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- sclerosis: (Medical) process in which a soft tissue becomes hard
- polyp: Small tube-like creature that lives in the ocean
- 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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