Vocabulary
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- deal with
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- eat away at: To gradually damage or weaken something.
- check out
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
- infamous: Famous because of something bad
- calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- fermentation: Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
- decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
- fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
- gastrointestinal: Concerning, affecting, or including both stomach and intestines
- tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
- membrane: Outside covering of a cell
- rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- point: An item to be discussed
- undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
- forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
- breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
- abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
- cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- approximate: About; not exact but close
- rigor: Precision or thoroughness in carrying out a task
- amino: Of some substances that form proteins
- stinky
- deplete: To reduce the amount, strength or number of
- propulsion: Forward movement often under power
- decomposition: State of decay or rot
- stiffness: Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- constituent: Necessary part or element of something else
- skeletal: Of the bones of the body
- anaerobic: Living without oxygen from the air
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
- relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
- eventual: Coming or happening at a later or end of the time
- bodily: By moving the whole of something
- chemically: By means of a chemical process
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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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