Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- got to: To arrive at some place
- work out
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- all along: From the beginning; all the time.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- creep in: To enter or affect something gradually or stealthily.
- in perspective: Considered in relation to other things, so as to judge what is truly important.
- all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
- step out: To go outside for a short time
- look back: To think about past events
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- evolve: To develop certain features
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- seek: To ask someone for help
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- role: Character played by an actor
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- point: An item to be discussed
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- benevolent: Aiming to do good or benefit someone
- lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
- worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
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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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