Vocabulary
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- at the moment: At this time; now
- only time will tell: The result or truth will be known in the future.
- time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- financial: Involving money
- exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- huge: Very very large
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
- participate: To take part with others in doing something
- viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- informal: Casual; relaxed
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- unconventional: Not acting according to normal accepted rules
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
- halfway: A middle point between two extremes
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- impoverished: Not having enough money; short of money
- part: Division of a book
- area: Amount of measured space
- flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
- underway: Happening now
- empowerment: Giving the power to make their own decisions
- inclusion: Act of including; person, thing that is included
- slum: Poor section of a city with poor quality houses
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- maize: Corn; a yellow cereal
- roadside: Edge of a way or road or path
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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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