Vocabulary
- ahead of schedule: Earlier than planned or expected.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
- sit down: To take a seat
- coming to you: To approach or arrive at your location
- going on: To continue doing something
- with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
- together with: In addition to; along with.
- set off: To start a journey
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in three days: Within a period of three days from now or a reference point.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- keep down: To control or limit something.
- put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
- have to: Must do
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- come up to: To meet expectations
- other places: Different locations or areas
- in places: In some locations but not others
- update on: To provide the latest information about something.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- urge: A strong desire for something
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- narrative: The telling of a story
- reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- military: Army or armed forces
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- steer: A cow
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- leave: To go away from; depart
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- detour: Indirect route to avoid something, as an accident
- great: Very good; better than before
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
- demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
- hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- rod: Straight, thin stick or bar
- navy: Very dark shade of blue
- shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
- decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
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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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