Vocabulary
- front and back: On both the front and rear surfaces.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- tiny: Very, very small
- scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
- contain: To keep something from spreading
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- germ: Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
- elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
- cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- live: To be alive
- crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
- soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- knockout: Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- kitchen: Place where food is cooked
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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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