Vocabulary
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- going on: To continue doing something
- up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
- lift me up: To encourage or improve the mood of someone.
- have on: To be wearing something.
- being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
- juicy: (Of a fruit) full of juice
- business: A company formed for making profit
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- champagne: French sparkling drink used for celebrations
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- peach: Round sweet furry fruit that grows on trees
- publishing: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- fingernail: Nail at the end of a finger
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
- stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
- posse: Group of people that share something in common
- entrepreneurial: Open to new ideas about starting new businesses
- coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
- sensory: Referring to the physical senses
- mentor: Experienced or wise person who advises others
- blast: To attack someone with words
- freaking: Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
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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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Harry Fong posted on 2015/09/29Feeling stuck or scared about your dreams? This video flips the script, showing you how to use fear as fuel for your freelance writing or entrepreneurial journey! You'll pick up practical strategies for clarity and learn how to build your own 'Power Posse' to achieve your goals.
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