Vocabulary
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
- check out
- in waves: Occurring in large, flowing bursts or groups.
- plug up: To block something by filling it with something else.
- herd mentality: The tendency for people's behavior or beliefs to conform to those of the group to which they belong.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- in places: In some locations but not others
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- kind of lost: Slightly confused or disoriented; not knowing exactly where one is or what to do.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- bring on: To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
- swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- address: Exact street location of a place
- account: An advantage
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- taboo: Not being accepted by customs or society
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- manual: Done by hand (not machine)
- public: Owned by the government
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
- naturally: In the expected or usual way
- admittedly: Used to show (slight or unwilling) agreement
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- blatantly: Very obviously; without any shame
- commonplace: Being average or ordinary
- redemption: Trading in a voucher, debt, etc.
- priest: Person who can perform ceremonies in a religion
- hermit: Person that lives alone and away from society
- escalator: Moving electrical stairway in public buildings
- harass: To bother repeatedly with harmful words or actions
- lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
- sparse: Being few in number and often widely spread
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
- rundown: (Of building) old and in poor condition
- pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
- infest: (Of bad things) to be present in in large numbers
- cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
- comparatively: When you compare it to something else
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- overcrowd: To have too many people or things in
- situational: In a particular place or location
- sweetest: Having the nicest nature, character
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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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