Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- have to: Must do
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- asleep at the wheel: Failing to pay proper attention or be responsible.
- at the wheel: In control of driving a vehicle.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- black and white
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- mental: Concerning the mind
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- implement: To start to do something you plan to do
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
- spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
- lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- recruit: Person who has just joined the military
- cult: Small extreme religious group
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- counselor: Person offering professional advice to others
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- point: An item to be discussed
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- ignorant: Lacking knowledge, awareness or information
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- person: Man, woman or child
- deceptive: Causing someone to believe what is not true
- part: Division of a book
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- abolish: To officially stop (a law or practice)
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
- recruitment: Act of enlisting people into the army
- rationally: In a carefully considered manner
- indoctrination: Teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
- unification: The state of being joined or united or linked
- staunch: Being very loyal to a person, organization, cause
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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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