Vocabulary
- back then: At that time in the past.
- in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
- write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
- first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- in a row: One after another without a break.
- have to: Must do
- on target: Achieving the desired results or goals; accurate.
- go on: To continue doing something
- paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
- at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
- positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
- move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
- for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
- work over: To physically attack or beat someone severely.
- double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
- fuck about: To waste time or behave in a silly, unproductive way.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- articulate: To express something clearly using language
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
- mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- leave: To go away from; depart
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- great: Very good; better than before
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- quit: To leave a job
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- business: A company formed for making profit
- resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- ordeal: Event that is difficult to survive, live through
- chord: Line that joins two points on a circle
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- recruiter: Official who enlists personnel for the military
- salesperson: Person employed to sell a company's products
- workspace: Space allocated for your work (as in an office)
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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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