Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
- quick question: A brief and simple inquiry.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- check out
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- website: Collection of webpages in one location
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- buy: To believe something; accept
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- exam: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- blog: To read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- refund: To give money back, e.g. if a product is faulty
- punctuation: Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
- hopeless: With no chance of getting what you want
- membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- error: Something that is not correct; a mistake
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- unconventional: Not acting according to normal accepted rules
- conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
- individually: In a way involving only that person
- dissertation: An in-depth paper submitted for a higher degree
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
- consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
- hacking: To illegally access someone else's computer
- ebook: Book displayed on a digital device e.g. a phone
- immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
- bombard: To attack with weapons
- inbox
- memorization: Conscious learning of something e.g. words
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- viral: Of or caused by a virus
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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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