Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- on sale: Available at a reduced price
- at least: As a minimum
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- deal with
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in terms of
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- bear with me: Be patient with me.
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- up until now: Until the present time; so far.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- back then: At that time in the past.
- futz with: To tinker or mess around with something, often ineffectively.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- critical to: Extremely important or essential.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- in store: About to happen in the future
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- other places: Different locations or areas
- at hand: Close by; readily available.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
- going on: To continue doing something
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- bubble up: To rise to the surface in bubbles.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- start in: To begin a job or activity.
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- product: Item that can be bought
- talk: Style of speaking
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
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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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