Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in a corner: In a situation where one is trapped or pressured with few options.
- at school: Present and attending school.
- fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
- falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
- into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- outside the box: Thinking in a new and creative way.
- on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
- against all odds: Despite having very little chance of succeeding.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- public: Owned by the government
- transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
- unconventional: Not acting according to normal accepted rules
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
- penny: Person's name
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet
- multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
- musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
- nickname: Name given by friends or family
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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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