Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- ahead of schedule: Earlier than planned or expected.
- freeze up: (of a machine or part) to stop working because of ice or cold
- hinges on: Depends entirely on something.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- follow through: To fulfill a promise
- positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
- behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- scheme of things: The way that things are generally ordered or arranged in the world or in a particular situation.
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- going on: To continue doing something
- on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in terms of
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- show up with: To arrive at a place accompanied by someone or carrying something.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- improve on: To make something better than it was before.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- introvert: Person who does not like social contact
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- quote: Written statement of the cost of something
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- evolve: To develop certain features
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- valuable: Being useful or important
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- important: Having power or authority
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
- scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- land: Region or country
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
- update: Addition of a current version of something
- cohort: Group of students studying something together
- doer: Person who acts and gets things done
- usable: Able to be used; good enough to use
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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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