Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
- hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- on wheels: Having wheels attached for easy movement.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- tried and true: Proven to be reliable or effective.
- aside from
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- charge up: To put electricity into a battery
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- stand out
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- beside the point: Irrelevant; not important to the issue being discussed.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- diminish: To make something smaller or less important
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- factor: Something that influences a result
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- performance: Act of doing something
- blow: To move something using air
- steer: A cow
- couple: To join something to something else
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- own: To have something as your property
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
- traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- pavement: Surface next to a road for people to walk on
- idle: (Of engine) to be running but not moving the car
- trunk: Long nose of an elephant
- jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
- battery: Portable device that stores electricity
- enclose: To place something in a package or envelope
- gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
- wintry: Occurring in winter
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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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