Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- on to: Toward something; forward
- go on: To continue doing something
- work out
- on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
- spell out: To explain something in a very clear and detailed way.
- in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- fall short: To fail to reach a required or expected standard or goal.
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- down the line: At a later time; in the future.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- for all that: Despite that; even though.
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- at least: As a minimum
- hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- mental: Concerning the mind
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- compromise: To weaken your position or views
- intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- dread: To await with great fear
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
- nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- shift: To change in position or direction
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- solitude: State of preferring to be alone
- keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
- adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
- strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
- premature: Happening before the natural or desired time
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- appalling: Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- turbulence: Violent or unsteady movement of air or liquids
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- eternity: A very long time; forever
- important: Having power or authority
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- sorrow: Deep sadness caused by a loss
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- legitimately: In a lawfully recognized manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- mantra: Repeated expression, as in Hindu/Buddhist prayers
- suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- readily: In a quick and easy manner
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- fill: To make something full
- folly: Bad judgment or stupidity; madness
- reciprocal: Equal and meeting the needs of both sides
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
- banish: To send someone away, often as punishment
- quash: To stop (a rebellion, etc.) forcefully or violently
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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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