Vocabulary
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- make up: To invent or create a story
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- on time
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- such as: For example; like
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- arising from: Originating from; being caused by.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- regardless of
- almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
- mental: Concerning the mind
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
- survey: Broad view or general description of something
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- gender: State of being male or female
- radically: Completely or extremely
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
- demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
- millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
- interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- workforce: The total number of working people
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- minimize: To make something seem small or less important
- racial: Of or relating to race
- entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
- wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
- impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
- carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
- positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
- workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
- workplace: Place where work is done
- cohort: Group of students studying something together
- gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
- breaker: Device that switches electricity on or off
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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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