Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- set up
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- at least: As a minimum
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
- throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- book on: A book about a particular subject.
- check out
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- dude: Form of address for a man
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
- click: To work well with someone or something
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
- mascot: Object, person or animal used to represent a team
- cubicle: Workspace with low walls within an office
- sophomore: Someone in second year in high school or college
- internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
- geek: Socially awkward person, who knows about computers
- augment: To make something larger, stronger, more effective
- pod: Seed container that grows on plants
- online: Connected to the internet
- info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
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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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