Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- to death: Extremely; to a great degree
- regardless of
- humanly possible: Within the limits of what a person can achieve.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- at random
- board member: A person who serves on the board of directors of a company or organization.
- in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
- one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
- set off: To start a journey
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- long weekend: An extended weekend that includes an extra day off, such as a public holiday.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- light on: To illuminate something.
- in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- switch on: To put something electrical on or off
- come up to: To meet expectations
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- sarcastic: Being rude and critical
- military: Army or armed forces
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- blast: To attack someone with words
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- vicinity: Surrounding or nearby region; proximity
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- act: To behave in a certain way
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
- discriminate: To distinguish the differences between things
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- marathon: Lasting for a long time
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
- arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
- turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- happen: To take place or occur
- plane: An airplane
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- shrapnel: Small metal pieces from an exploding bomb
- detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
- foyer: Lobby or welcoming area of a building
- junta: Military group that seized control of a country
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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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