Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- check into: To register at a hotel or similar establishment.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
- seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
- huge: Very very large
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- consolidation: Act of combining into an integral whole
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
- affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
- submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- coast: Land near the sea or ocean
- restore: To return a thing to its original condition
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- great: Very good; better than before
- thermostat: Instrument that controls temperature in buildings
- glitch: Small problem, fault preventing something working
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- continuous: Happening, existing, or performed without stops
- happen: To take place or occur
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- redundancy: Existence of an already present thing as a backup
- radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
- outage: Temporary loss of electrical power
- scalable: Computers that can be increased or magnified
- backlog: Amount of unfinished work or unfilled orders
- handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
- connectivity: Degree to which computer system has connections
- delta: Area where a river spreads and empties into a sea
- lance: Weapon like a spear carried by knights in jousts
- doorbell: Button you push on outside door to gain entry
- aw: The sound made when seeing something cute
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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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