Vocabulary
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- build a bridge: To construct a bridge, typically for transportation or connection.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
- reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- on to: Toward something; forward
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- seek: To ask someone for help
- nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
- collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- hop: Dance party
- hip: The upper part of Leg
- prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
- fill: To make something full
- great: Very good; better than before
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
- minimize: To make something seem small or less important
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
- playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
- chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
- outspoken: Saying (too) clearly what you think
- railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
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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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