Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- at least: As a minimum
- at the moment: At this time; now
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
- down the road: At a future time; in the future.
- going on: To continue doing something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- sheer number: A large quantity or amount of something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- across the board: Broad in scope or content
- due to: Because of; owing to
- very much so: To a great extent; indeed
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- urge: A strong desire for something
- amount: Quantity of something
- initially: At first; originally
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- spontaneously: In a sudden, unplanned way
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- huge: Very very large
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- ignite: To catch fire
- ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
- storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- confirm: To formally approve or check something
- bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
- thermal: Item of warm clothing for cold weather use
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- person: Man, woman or child
- vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- halfway: A middle point between two extremes
- explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
- adjacent: Being close or near to a border, wall, or point
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- area: Amount of measured space
- cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
- penetration: Act of entering into or through something
- battery: Portable device that stores electricity
- brigade: Official group who give help or rescue
- runaway: (Of a victory) easy; hardly contested
- ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
- vapour: Droplets of liquid spread thinly in air
- firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
- unusually: To an uncommon degree or extent
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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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