Vocabulary
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
- set off: To start a journey
- out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- pulled off: To manage to succeed
- in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- pull off: To manage to succeed
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- elaborate: To explain something in detail
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- leave: To go away from; depart
- investigation: Search for information about something
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
- century: Period of 100 years
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- false: Not real or genuine
- employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
- battle: Military fight between armies
- patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
- thunder: Loud sound
- giveaway: Gift of public resources to benefit a small group
- trunk: Long nose of an elephant
- impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
- serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
- forgery: Copy that is represented as the original
- authenticate: To prove that something is real, true, or what people say it is
- ray: Person's name
- salon: Place for hairdressing or beauty treatments
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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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