Vocabulary
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- check out
- at sea
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
- the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- at least: As a minimum
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
- for instance: As an example.
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- per year: For each year; annually.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- delivery truck
- wheel out: To introduce or present something or someone.
- serve up: To present food to someone, typically in a restaurant or at home.
- haul out: To pull or drag something out from a place.
- brew up: To make tea or coffee.
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- valuable: Being useful or important
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
- raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
- amplify: To increase the effect of something
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
- landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- point: An item to be discussed
- crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
- throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
- mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
- own: To have something as your property
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- happen: To take place or occur
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
- pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
- sheen: Soft, smooth, shiny quality, as of glossy hair
- shoreline: Boundary line between land and water
- latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
- chassis: Supporting frame of a structure, esp. a car
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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