Vocabulary
- engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- bite your tongue: To stop yourself from saying something that might be offensive or upsetting.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- lay aside: To save something, usually money, for future use.
- or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
- renowned: Widely known and esteemed
- affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
- expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
- hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
- deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fully: Completely or entirely
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- weak: Not having a strong character
- monetize: To make money from your invention or ideas
- stingy: Unwilling to spend money or much money
- effortlessly: In a manner that requires little or no work
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
- quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
- psychotherapist: Therapist treating mental and emotional disorders
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- website: Collection of webpages in one location
- pave: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
- anaconda: Large snake of tropical South America
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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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