Vocabulary
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- have to: Must do
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- by any measure: According to any standard or criterion; in every way.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- except that: But; with the exception that.
- log in
- move into: To start living in a new house or building
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- step into: To enter a place or situation.
- pass by: To go past someone or something.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
- underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
- rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
- expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- performance: Act of doing something
- brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
- meticulous: Extremely careful to do things correctly
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- credential: Proof of identity or qualifications
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fully: Completely or entirely
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
- physician: A medical doctor
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- adequately: Well enough; fairly good; not too bad
- visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
- underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
- opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
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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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