Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
- go away: To go on vacation
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- at least: As a minimum
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
- deal with
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- evolve: To develop certain features
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- consequence: Importance of a person or thing
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
- decade: Period of 10 years
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- tiny: Very, very small
- evolution: Theory that living things change over time
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
- mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
- infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
- anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
- exception: Something different or not included
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- nuisance: A troublesome or annoying person or thing
- defense: Argument in support of something
- ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
- whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- bend: To become curved or no longer straight
- dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
- facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
- clog: To make or become blocked or filled with something
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- quirk: Strange aspect (of nature); strange habit
- fill: To make something full
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- efficiently: In a way that does not create waste
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- cavity: Hole or empty space, especially in a tooth
- wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- headache: Pain in the head
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- saline: Containing salt
- fleshy: Rather fat
- snot: Person regarded as arrogant and annoying
- wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
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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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Why Do Humans Get So Many Sinus Infections?
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