Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
- live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
- have to: Must do
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
- such as: For example; like
- in concert: Together in cooperation or agreement.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- consequence: Importance of a person or thing
- unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
- culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
- barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
- intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
- halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
- devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- stressful: Worrying; causing tension
- algae: Green organisms that live in still water
- breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
- resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- important: Having power or authority
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- frequent: Happening often
- cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
- great: Very good; better than before
- concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
- coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
- buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
- skeletal: Of the bones of the body
- symbiotic: In an interdependent relationship
- runoff: A second election to find a winner
- ballpark: Facility in which ball games are played
- underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
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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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