Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- regardless of
- rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
- quite a way: A considerable distance.
- up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
- check out
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- afford: To make available, to provide
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
- primary: Most important, most basic or essential
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- gender: State of being male or female
- deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
- click: To work well with someone or something
- thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- exception: Something different or not included
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- endemic: Natural to or typical of a specific place/people
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- notification: Act of giving formal or official information
- fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
- stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- boardroom: Room where top officials meet
- diva: Female operatic star
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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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