Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- filter out: To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- in terms of
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
- of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
- incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- shake off: To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
- in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- in service: Available for use; operational
- count in: To include someone in an activity or plan.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- call up: To require someone to join the army
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- potentially: That could happen or become reality
- artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- atmosphere: Air around us
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- military: Army or armed forces
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- defense: Argument in support of something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- public: Owned by the government
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- disclosure: Making private information public
- classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
- extraterrestrial: Originating, located or occurring outside Earth
- telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
- datum: Item of factual information
- disclose: To make once private information public
- pentagon: A five-sided shape
- zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
- gremlin: An imaginary gnomelike creature to whom mechanical problems, especially in aircraft, are attributed
- unidentified: Not yet identified
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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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