Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- going on: To continue doing something
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
- have to: Must do
- pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- itching to: Desperate (to do something)
- check out
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- material: Cloth; fabric
- tremendous: Very good or very impressive
- extreme: Very great in degree
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- immense: Very great in size or amount
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- hefty: Being heavy or large
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- point: An item to be discussed
- quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
- solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- fret: To worry about something in a nervous way
- gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- focal: (Of a point) being the main or important one
- telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
- commotion: Sudden noisy excitement
- uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
- gratify: To be pleased because you were right or had praise
- warp: Twist or bend in something normally straight
- stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
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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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