Vocabulary
- or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
- check out
- behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
- food: What people and animals eat to live
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- drinking: To put water in your body through your mouth
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- bad: Not good; wrong
- eat: To put food in your mouth
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- long: Person's name
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- small: Little in size; not big
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- quieter: Making less sound
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- weekly: Happening, published, or done once a week
- enter: To start a career or an education
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- smell: To have a particular odor
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- smelly: Having an unpleasant odor or smell
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- concentrated: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- burn: To destroy with fire
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
- portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
- colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- absence: State of not being present, or not existing
- faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- proportion: A part of a whole thing
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
- feast: Religious celebration
- excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
- sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
- intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
- airborne: Being in the air
- scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
- digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
- potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
- hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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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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