Vocabulary
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- write down: To record in writing
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
- land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
- on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
- in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- have to: Must do
- put it down: To place something on a surface.
- point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- want out: To desire to withdraw or escape from a situation, agreement, or commitment.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- mental: Concerning the mind
- entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
- deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- strength: Condition of being strong
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- account: An advantage
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- staff: Employees of a company
- public: Owned by the government
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- point: An item to be discussed
- verge: Brink or threshold
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- cheeky: Daring to be slightly rude, but in a funny way
- bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
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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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