Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- every kind of: Each and all types of something; all varieties of.
- show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
- lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
- black and white
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- of late: Recently; lately.
- come up to: To meet expectations
- in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
- turn on
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
- fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- edible: Being safe to eat
- foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- respect: To follow the established rules
- equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- era: Period characterized by particular events, people
- randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
- nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- ambivalent: Not sure what you feel about something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- excellent: Extremely good
- load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
- anonymity: When no one knows your identity
- feminist: Person believing women have the same rights as men
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- prop: Moveable item used on the set of a theater/film
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- rehearsal: Practicing e.g. play, speech before a performance
- scientist: Person who is trained in a science
- professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
- knob: Handle or protrusion on furniture or a door
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- surrogate: Person appointed in the place of another
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
- lament: Song or poem that expresses great sadness
- prairie: Large, flat, area of land covered in grass
- courtship: Animal's showy actions to attract a sexual partner
- fixture: Item that is part of something for a long time
- improvisation: Doing something without preparation
- nanny: Woman paid to take care of the children of others
- dissatisfied: Feeling displeased or unhappy about something
- bonnet: Hat with ribbons tied to the chin
- fennel: Whitish-green bulb with an aniseed taste
- roulette: Wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
- goggle: Protective covering for the eyes
- bonanza: Thing that's very valuable, profitable, rewarding
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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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