Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- check out
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- mental: Concerning the mind
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
- section: A part of a whole
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- account: An advantage
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- noggin: A human head
- animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
- relevance: State of being related or appropriate to a topic
- exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- daily: Happening every day
- great: Very good; better than before
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- amnesia: Loss of the ability to remember
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- maiden: Being the earliest or first
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- autopilot: (For ships, planes) automatic navigational device
- hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- extrapolate: To use facts to make guesses, opinions
- goat: Small animal with beard and horns
- reset: To return to the original start or formation
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
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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
A2 Elementary
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