Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- get after: To talk to in order to get someone to do something
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- deal with
- share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- special gift: A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- express: To send something by fast mail
- inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- factor: Something that influences a result
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
- portray: To play a character in theater or on film
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- envious: Wishing you had what someone else has
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- important: Having power or authority
- crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
- manipulative: Controlling people dishonestly to get control
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- business: A company formed for making profit
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- funky: Offbeat; fashionable
- jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
- croissant: Flaky crescent-shaped roll, as eaten for breakfast
- vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
- creamy: Resembling or containing cream
- latent: Existing but needing certain conditions to start
- amplifier: Electronic equipment to increases signal strength
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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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