Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- come flooding back: To suddenly remember something vividly and intensely.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- check out
- the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- look around: To explore a place; search for something.
- one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- go on: To continue doing something
- special gift: A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
- in the can: Completed; successfully finished.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- shift: To change in position or direction
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- conduct: Your behavior
- dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- performance: Act of doing something
- outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
- treadmill: Boring job, with repetitive tasks
- consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
- fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- monumental: (Mistake/waste of time) huge; very big; severe
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- workout: Energetic exercise
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- business: A company formed for making profit
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- summary: Brief, complete and accurate
- adore: To love very much; to give honor to
- floss: To move thin thread to clean between your teeth
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- poetic: Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
- enlarge: To make something larger (e.g. a photo)
- volleyball: Game of hitting ball over net using the hands
- origami: Japanese art of folding paper into artistic shapes
- fulfil: To finish or provide something successfully
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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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