Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
- fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
- pass from: To be transferred or transmitted from one person or thing to another.
- by the same token: For the same reason or based on the same logic.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- move ahead: To make progress; advance.
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- catch fire: To start burning; to ignite.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- play out: To use up or exhaust
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- fabric: Cloth or material
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
- visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- mantra: Repeated expression, as in Hindu/Buddhist prayers
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- fill: To make something full
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
- great: Very good; better than before
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- stove: Device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
- burn: To destroy with fire
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- appliance: Device designed to perform common household tasks
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- smother: To cover something or someone completely
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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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