Vocabulary
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- hit the jackpot: To win a large prize or achieve a significant success.
- ship out: To send goods by ship or other means of transport.
- do over: To repeat an action; do something again
- thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
- from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
- play it safe: To avoid risks; to be cautious.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- amount: Quantity of something
- dude: Form of address for a man
- relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- military: Army or armed forces
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- inertia: Lack of movement or activity
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- act: To behave in a certain way
- expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
- solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
- great: Very good; better than before
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
- jackpot: The big prize in a lottery, game of chance, etc.
- statistically: With respect to statistics
- wilt: (Archaic) to wish or want
- online: Connected to the internet
- umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
- twain: (Literary) two of something; two people
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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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