Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- used up: To use all of; consume
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
- feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
- go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
- saying goes: An expression or proverb that is commonly known and used.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
- have to: Must do
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- count in: To include someone in an activity or plan.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- laugh with: To share a feeling of amusement with someone
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
- lead to: To result in some action
- at least: As a minimum
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- book on: A book about a particular subject.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- valuable: Being useful or important
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- leave: To go away from; depart
- calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- important: Having power or authority
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- optimize: To make as effective as possible
- liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- takeaway: Employee benefit deleted in union contract
- reconnect: To connect again
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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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