Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
- at least: As a minimum
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- for long: For a considerable period of time.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- on the contrary: In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
- of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- has over: To invite someone to your house.
- average height: The typical or normal height.
- third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- lead to: To result in some action
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
- have to: Must do
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- fluent: Doing something well and with ease
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- candidate: Politician who is running for public office
- section: A part of a whole
- fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
- premium: Having a higher than normal quality
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- couple: To join something to something else
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- respect: To follow the established rules
- click: To work well with someone or something
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- respond: To answer something or someone
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- great: Very good; better than before
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- supervisor: Someone in charge of a task, place, or person
- thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
- transit: System of transportation, often in a city
- examiner: Someone who gives a test
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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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