Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- join in
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- at least: As a minimum
- mean business: To be serious about what one intends to do.
- rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
- go on: To continue doing something
- consider: To think carefully about something
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- express: To send something by fast mail
- amount: Quantity of something
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- astronaut: Person who travels in space
- retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- leave: To go away from; depart
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
- important: Having power or authority
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
- contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
- poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
- buster: Way of addressing a man
- buoy: (Often official) floating marker in water or sea
- investigative: Searching for information or truth
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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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