Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- food source: A place or thing from which food is obtained.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- source for: A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- change your mind
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
- come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- such as: For example; like
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- in pairs: Divided into or working as two people together.
- third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- roll in: To arrive in a casual or unimpressive manner.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- aside from
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- breed: Kind of / sort of
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- dominance: Having more power, success than others
- occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
- whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
- humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- biscuit: A cookie
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- nocturnal: Done at night; active at night
- benign: (Of cancer) not harmful or too serious
- entice: To attract someone by appealing to hope or desire
- readily: In a quick and easy manner
- hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- great: Very good; better than before
- spiky: Having a long sharp point
- adore: To love very much; to give honor to
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- mutually: So as to be shared by two or more people/things
- nibble: To take small bites of something, especially food
- discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- startle: To give someone a shock or surprise
- carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- live: To be alive
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
- plentiful: Existing in large amounts or numbers
- disrespectful: Rude and lacking respect
- jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
- perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
- mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
- polished: To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
- symbiotic: In an interdependent relationship
- loo: Toilet, or a room that contains a toilet
- cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
- enclosure: Area surrounded by a fence
- hardy: Able to survive cold weather, hard times
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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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