Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- have to: Must do
- up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
- out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
- for instance: As an example.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
- fold out: To open or unfold something that is folded.
- run of the mill: Ordinary, average, or common; not special or unique.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- step into: To enter a place or situation.
- at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- have at: To attack someone or something.
- at least: As a minimum
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- in the west: Located in or towards the west.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- going on: To continue doing something
- check out
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- bizarre: Odd or strange
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
- lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- astounding: To surprise someone greatly
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- ever: At any time; at all times in the future
- fountain: Structure out of which a jet of water comes
- alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
- staff: Employees of a company
- trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- land: Region or country
- deep: Complex and important
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- pillar: Tall strong post that supports a building
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
- aerial: Being done, living or seen in the air
- undeniable: Certainly true; impossible to prove false
- sloth: Someone not wanting to work because they are lazy
- youth: Being young; time when you are young
- bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- national: Concerning a nation as a whole
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- bandwagon: Idea or activity that becomes very popular
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- munch: Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
- refresher: A refill of a person's glass with a drink
- flora: Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
- garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- railway: System of tracks on which trains travel
- titan: Person gigantic or great in size or power
- southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
- undeniably: Without question; certainly true
- sandstone: Sedimentary rock consisting of sand, clay, quartz
- lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal
- challenger: Rival; someone who opposes you
- rename: To change the name of something or someone
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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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