Vocabulary
- usher in: To mark the start of something new; to introduce or initiate.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on record: Formally and publicly stated
- march on: To continue with a journey or task despite difficulties.
- above average
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- have to: Must do
- go to prison: To be incarcerated in a penal institution as a consequence of committing a crime.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- click: To work well with someone or something
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
- metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- cinema: A place for showing movies
- usher: One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
- metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
- borrow: To take and later return something from another
- globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- continuous: Happening, existing, or performed without stops
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- cap: Covering for the end or top of something
- headline: To be the main performer at a show
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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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