Vocabulary
- fill up
- of late: Recently; lately.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
- on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
- tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
- once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- stand out
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- arbitrary: (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- interpret: To express so that others understand it
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- solitude: State of preferring to be alone
- instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
- dominant: The strongest; most powerful
- obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
- rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
- realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
- eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
- harness: To capture the power of something
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- narrator: Person or character who tells a story
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- creative: Having the ability to make something new
- clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
- fill: To make something full
- sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
- consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- imagery: Use of symbolism to help imagine something
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- frigid: (Especially of women) sexually unresponsive
- village: Small town in the country
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- mystical: Awe-inspiring or mysterious
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- ownership: State of having a legal right to possess something
- irregular: Happening at unequal spaced distances or times
- frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
- queer: Offensive term for a gay person
- wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
- debit: Amount of money taken out of an account
- subtlety: Being delicate or slight, but with a good effect
- solstice: Time of year when sun is farthest away from Earth
- suicidal: Feeling you may kill yourself; depressed
- transcendent: Beyond the range of human experience/understanding
- allude: To refer to without mentioning it directly
- parse: To analyze component parts of speech
- muffle: To make a sound less loud or clear, as by covering
- woodland: Land that is covered with trees and shrubs
- modernist: Believer in a current style of thinking
- stanza: Division of a poem; verse
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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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