Vocabulary
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
- have to: Must do
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- back then: At that time in the past.
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- deal with
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- on to: Toward something; forward
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- read off: To recite or announce something from a list.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- valuable: Being useful or important
- expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
- conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
- overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
- datum: Item of factual information
- leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
- update: Addition of a current version of something
- zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
- calmly: Without getting emotional, e.g. in times of stress
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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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