Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
- below freezing: At a temperature lower than 0°C or 32°F.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- custom made: Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- material: Cloth; fabric
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
- evolve: To develop certain features
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
- stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- meticulous: Extremely careful to do things correctly
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- mixture: Something made by combining two or more things
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- business: A company formed for making profit
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
- translucent: Having the quality of being transparent
- sled: Small vehicle with runners for moving over snow
- cubic: Measurement of the length, width, and height
- meditative: Thinking in a quiet reflective manner
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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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