Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at least: As a minimum
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- going on: To continue doing something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- at present: Currently; now
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
- in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
- build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
- go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
- for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
- by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
- per year: For each year; annually.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
- bear on: To have an influence or effect on something.
- interact with
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
- push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
- break with: To end a relationship or association.
- bring about: To cause to happen
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- set by: To separate and save for another use or time
- spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
- centered around: To have (something) as the main subject or focus.
- critical to: Extremely important or essential.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- at the moment: At this time; now
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
- regardless of
- in terms of
- go on: To continue doing something
- leave school: To finish your education at a school, college, or university.
- block off: To prevent access to an area or road.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- have on: To be wearing something.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
- frontier: Border crossing between countries
- acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
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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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DLD13 - Developing the Developed World (Peter Thiel)
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