Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- at least: As a minimum
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- going on: To continue doing something
- bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
- log in
- on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- extended period: A long duration of time.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- sort through: To examine a collection of things in order to organize them, find something specific, or discard unwanted items.
- new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- initial: First letter of your given name
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- primary: Most important, most basic or essential
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- reassure: To make feel less worried about something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- hub: Center of action or interest
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
- applicant: Someone formally expressing interest e.g. in a job
- undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
- northeastern: Area in both the north and east
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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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