Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- have to: Must do
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- set up
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- play out: To use up or exhaust
- red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- single step: A solitary action or measure.
- move closer: To reduce the distance between two objects or people.
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- bite in: To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
- to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
- mental: Concerning the mind
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- address: Exact street location of a place
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
- pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- important: Having power or authority
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
- missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
- part: Division of a book
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- historical: Connected with the past
- republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
- coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
- unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
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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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