Vocabulary
- second hand: (Of goods) already used
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- one step away: Very close to achieving something.
- throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
- due to: Because of; owing to
- carry out
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in use: Being used at the present time.
- alignment with: A state of agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or organizations.
- feel out: To try to discover someone's opinions, ideas, or intentions by talking to them for a while.
- patch up: To repair something quickly or temporarily.
- in a heartbeat: Immediately; without hesitation.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- material: Cloth; fabric
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- spot: A certain place or area
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- consumption: The act of buying and using products
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
- shift: To change in position or direction
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- leave: To go away from; depart
- void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- person: Man, woman or child
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- part: Division of a book
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
- entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- magnify: To increase the importance or seriousness of
- circulate: To go round continuously
- dodgy: Slightly dishonest; not quite right
- countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
- sew: To make something using a needle and thread
- purposeful: Having a clear goal or intent
- rampage: To rush about in a wild, violent, or riotous way
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
- fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
- unnecessarily: In an unnecessary manner
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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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