Vocabulary
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
- check out
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- have to: Must do
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- such as: For example; like
- on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- express: To send something by fast mail
- category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- require: To demand that someone does something
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- consecutive: Following one after the other in order
- expire: To breathe out
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
- click: To work well with someone or something
- urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
- agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
- additional: Further or added
- reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- alternatively: (Used when suggesting another choice)
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
- voucher: Paper that is exchanged for goods or services
- rail: To complain or object forcefully
- price: Person's name
- upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
- unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
- calculator: A small electronic device used for calculation
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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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