Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
- run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- mash up: A song or other piece of music created by combining elements from two or more different sources.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- deal with
- by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
- opt in: To choose to participate in something; to give explicit consent.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- huge: Very very large
- prejudice: Law to make ineffective, e.g. evidence in a trial
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- vary: To change something and make it different
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
- illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
- important: Having power or authority
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
- copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- act: To behave in a certain way
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- spam: To send (someone) unwanted email
- residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
- sketchy: Lacking detail or being incomplete
- sue: Person's name
- cable: To transmit a message over a wire
- disadvantage: A negative point; a downside; difficulty
- affirm: To state, strengthen or support a belief you have
- mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
- unreasonable: Being too high, or otherwise inappropriate
- optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
- rotary: Turning on an axis like a wheel
- broadband: Computer connection allowing fast internet access
- locality: Particular area or place
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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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