Vocabulary
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- such as: For example; like
- down the middle: In or along the center of something.
- in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
- top up: To add to something so as to increase the amount.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- have to: Must do
- in terms of
- symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- implement: To start to do something you plan to do
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- gigantic: Extremely large
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- boast: To speak of something with too much pride
- hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
- ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
- conceive: To become pregnant
- vary: To change something and make it different
- cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
- altogether: All things considered
- sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
- determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- terminal: End part of some structure or concept
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- atop: At the top of (a mountain, etc.)
- automate: To make automatic by using machines
- foliage: Leaves of a plant
- vortex: Spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
- gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
- cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
- mega: Big; great; large; impressive
- fauna: All of the animals living in a certain area, time
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
- flora: Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
- waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
- automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
- logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
- redesign: To change the design or style of something
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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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