Vocabulary
- subway station: A station where passengers can board or exit a subway train.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- in use: Being used at the present time.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
- at random
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- lethal: Causing or able to cause death
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- implement: To start to do something you plan to do
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
- halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
- solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
- blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- dig: To move material to create a hole
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- deep: Complex and important
- explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
- curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
- captive: Person caught and held against their will
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- harass: To bother repeatedly with harmful words or actions
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
- extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- dead: Not alive
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- convoy: Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
- incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
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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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Three World Leaders To Meet With Zelenskyy Tuesday In Ukraine
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