Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- takes effect: To become operative; to come into force or begin to apply.
- fit the bill: To be suitable for a particular purpose; to meet the requirements.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- in some part: In a certain area or location, but not everywhere.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- going on: To continue doing something
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- on time
- on to: Toward something; forward
- double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
- in droves: In large numbers; in a large group.
- rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- strike: To hit something
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
- couple: To join something to something else
- district: Area of a country, city, or town
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- representative: Typical example of a particular category
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
- deep: Complex and important
- secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
- income: Earned money from work, investments or business
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- con: To trick or deceive someone
- senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
- audit: To examine (finances) carefully for accuracy
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
- statistical: Concerning the math of data
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- warrior: Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war
- commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
- ethos: Guiding principles of a group
- boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
- republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- mark: Person's name
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- caucus: Private meeting of people in a political party
- underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
- admiral: A person with a high rank in a navy
- affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want
- reelection: Act of election or being elected again
- unpopular: Disliked by many people
- televise: To transmit or broadcast something on television
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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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