Vocabulary
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- have to: Must do
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- such as: For example; like
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- lead to: To result in some action
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- catch on: To become popular; start to be used
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- at least: As a minimum
- power on: To activate or switch on a device or machine.
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- shift in: A change or alteration in something.
- follow suit: To do the same thing that someone else has done
- mental: Concerning the mind
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- address: Exact street location of a place
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- leave: To go away from; depart
- demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- hub: Center of action or interest
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
- involuntary: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
- workplace: Place where work is done
- overtime: Extra time in a sports game
- unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
- overwork: To make someone work too long or too hard
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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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