Vocabulary
- apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
- bounce around: To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
- sitting pretty: In a very favorable or advantageous situation.
- take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- have to: Must do
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- in the mix: Being involved or included in a group or activity.
- bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
- immersion: Complete mental attention, e.g. when reading
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- favor: Support or approval from people
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- extensive: Large; full or complete
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- depth: Distance below a surface
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- futuristic: Concerning futurism
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- mingle: To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- sync: Short for 'synchronization'
- necessity: Something that you must have or do
- corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
- audio: Concerning sound
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
- graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
- ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- devise: To think of and plan something
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- voila
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- soundtrack: The songs connected to a movie
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- beneficiary: Person who benefits from something
- preset: To set up in advance (e.g. TV default settings)
- playback: Act of reproducing recorded sound
- reverb: A reverberative effect produced in recorded music by electronic means
- sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
- underworld: Criminals as a group
- godfather: Man who acts as a sponsor for a child at baptism
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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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