Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- moving parts: Components of a machine or device that move to perform a function.
- pure and simple: Used to emphasize that something is exactly as stated, nothing more.
- for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
- build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- start in: To begin a job or activity.
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
- down the road: At a future time; in the future.
- have to: Must do
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- screen in: To enclose a space with a screen or mesh.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
- drill down: To examine something in detail; to analyze deeply.
- hunt down: To search for someone or something until you find them, often after a long time or over a large area.
- of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
- around town: In the local area or vicinity.
- deal with
- set up
- in service: Available for use; operational
- going on: To continue doing something
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- elaborate: To explain something in detail
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- amount: Quantity of something
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- pile: Large amount of something
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- tedious: Being uninteresting and taking a long time; boring
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- click: To work well with someone or something
- command: To be able to see far from a certain location
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
- resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
- chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
- steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- supply: Availability of products and services for use
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- battle: Military fight between armies
- diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
- unit: One apartment in a building
- upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- falcon: Fast-flying hunting bird
- tavern: Establishment that serves alcoholic beverages
- manor: History main house or mansion on an estate
- firewood: Wood that can be burned as fuel
- gameplay: The plot of a computer or video game
- rt: Shortened form of 'right'
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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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