Vocabulary
- heading to: Going in a particular direction.
- get hands on: Involving active participation and direct experience.
- in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- in comparison: When compared to something else.
- have to: Must do
- heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
- behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- annoying: To make someone angry
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- deteriorate: To become worse in condition or value
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- tiny: Very, very small
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- soak: To make something completely wet
- durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- fuss: Act of being excited in a complaining manner
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
- condensation: Act of shortening something
- impractical: Not useful or realistically possible
- traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
- vapour: Droplets of liquid spread thinly in air
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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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