Vocabulary
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- have to: Must do
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- off base: Significantly incorrect; misguided.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- back then: At that time in the past.
- circle back: To return to a previous topic or point in conversation.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- come on over: An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
- special gift: A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
- love: Person's name
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- business: A company formed for making profit
- invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
- email: A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- camp: A (military) base
- bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
- point: An item to be discussed
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- circle: A perfectly round shape
- seat: To have seats available for a number of people
- disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
- communicator: Person expressing ideas, thoughts and feelings
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- powerfully: In a powerful manner; strongly
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
- intention: Aim or purpose
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- struggled: To try very hard to do something difficult
- impress: To make an emotional impact upon
- frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- strongly: With strength or in a strong manner
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
- innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- neutral: Something with pH value of 7
- undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
- intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
- ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
- disclaimer: Written denial of any legal responsibility
- knocker: Device on a door that you hit to get attention
- relatable: Easy to understand or feel sympathy for.
- undercut: Material removed by a cut made underneath
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
- sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
- yea: Used to point to a height
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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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