Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- night and day: Continuously; all the time.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- set up
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- utterly: Completely
- poverty: State of being poor
- dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- advanced: (Of an army) to move forward
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
- neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- civilization: A highly developed society
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
- unleash: To release or let an animal go
- corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- oblivion: State of being unconscious/unaware/being forgotten
- automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
- servitude: Slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment
- online: Connected to the internet
- marketplace: Place where a public market is held
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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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