Vocabulary
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- slightly: Only a little
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- strength: Condition of being strong
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- scope: Opportunity for action or thought
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- workforce: The total number of working people
- ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
- leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
- linear: Made of lines
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- toolkit: A set of hand tools, e.g. drivers and spanners
- backtrack: To go back along the route you just came
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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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Your Career Path Doesn't Have to Be a Straight Line
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