Vocabulary
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
- hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
- in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- on to: Toward something; forward
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- deal with
- go away: To go on vacation
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- walk down: To walk along or down something.
- act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
- on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- for better or worse: Regardless of the good or bad consequences of an action or situation.
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
- grain: Seeds of plants used for food
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
- profit: Benefit from doing something
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- master: To gain control over something
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- act: To behave in a certain way
- carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- point: An item to be discussed
- own: To have something as your property
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- verge: Brink or threshold
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- land: Region or country
- slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- timeless: Never-ending; everlasting; eternal
- primal: Existing from the beginning of known time
- presidential: Concerning the president
- disconnect: To separate something from something else
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- infest: (Of bad things) to be present in in large numbers
- freshwater: Water that is not salty
- civilize: To teach people how to behave properly
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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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