Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- after the fact: Happening or known later than the actual event.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- go to town: To do something enthusiastically and thoroughly.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
- break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- regardless of
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
- solitude: State of preferring to be alone
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- retention: Act of holding something inside the body
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- grasp: Person's control over something
- norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
- novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
- wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
- staff: Employees of a company
- extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
- salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
- own: To have something as your property
- fortress: Military buildings providing protection
- person: Man, woman or child
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
- appease: To give in to someone's demands to avoid conflict
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
- overtime: Extra time in a sports game
- amputation: Cutting off of one or more limbs (by a doctor)
- info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
- cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese
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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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