Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- have to: Must do
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
- reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- eat away at: To gradually damage or weaken something.
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- hone in: To focus attention on something; to direct effort towards a specific goal.
- spell out: To explain something in a very clear and detailed way.
- pull in: To arrest person and take them to police station
- act on: To have an effect on something.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
- in a rut: Stuck in a monotonous routine; lacking variety or progress.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- see through: To realize the truth about
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- in the moment: At the present time; now.
- roll off: To fall off something by rolling.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
- land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- solitude: State of preferring to be alone
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- gratification: Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
- grain: Seeds of plants used for food
- resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- blow: To move something using air
- ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- couple: To join something to something else
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
- deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- creative: Having the ability to make something new
- cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
- palate: Roof of the mouth
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- contribution: Helping a cause by giving money, things, services
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- apron: Clothing to keep clothes clean when cooking
- relish: (Usually spicy) food that adds zest to a dish
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- rut: Deep track, made by the wheels of vehicles
- externally: On or from the outside
- trout: Fish that lives in rivers and streams
- vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
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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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