Vocabulary
- hold it in: To restrain or suppress an emotion or feeling.
- lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
- lead to: To result in some action
- for long: For a considerable period of time.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- reduce the risk: To lessen the probability of something dangerous or harmful occurring.
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- retention: Act of holding something inside the body
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- breed: Kind of / sort of
- due: When something is required or expected
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
- altogether: All things considered
- important: Having power or authority
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- point: An item to be discussed
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- pee: To urinate
- urinary: Relating to the waste water system of the body
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
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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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