Vocabulary
- in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
- back then: At that time in the past.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
- original ideas: New and creative thoughts or concepts.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
- from the first: From the very beginning.
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- decade: Period of 10 years
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- categorize: To distribute into classes or the same type
- disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
- retrospect: A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
- goodwill: An attitude of kindness or helpfulness
- cohesive: United and working together effectively
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- recreate: To make a past situation exist again
- voter: Person who can vote in an election
- bestseller: Book or other product selling in large numbers
- superman: Person with great powers and abilities
- ebook: Book displayed on a digital device e.g. a phone
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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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