Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- go towards: To move in the direction of someone or something.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- have to: Must do
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- close off: To block or obstruct an entrance, passage, or area.
- for instance: As an example.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- in terms of
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- follow through: To fulfill a promise
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- hangover: Ill feeling from drinking too much alcohol
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- creature: Animal of any type
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- apprentice: Person learning a trade by working for an expert
- dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
- contribution: Helping a cause by giving money, things, services
- surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
- pristine: Being in a natural and undamaged state
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- cinema: A place for showing movies
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- simulation: A copying method to study the real world
- production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
- biology: The study of living things
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
- gratify: To be pleased because you were right or had praise
- wasp: Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
- department: Division of a larger part or organization
- inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
- gorilla: Very large African ape, usually with dark fur
- temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
- perch: Edible fish that lives in fresh water
- platypus: Small Australian aquatic animal with a broad tail
- placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
- robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- sorcerer: (In movies or books) person with magic powers
- fabrication: Deliberately false or improbable information
- ant: Insect with six legs that lives in large groups
- baker: Someone who bakes bread or cake as their job
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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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