Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- set up
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- go along with: To agree to do something
- experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
- motivated: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
- norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
- ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
- valuable: Being useful or important
- superficial: On the surface only; not deep
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- grit: Strong determination
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- role: Character played by an actor
- fundamentally: In a basic and important way
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- century: Period of 100 years
- important: Having power or authority
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- marathon: Lasting for a long time
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- startup: A company just starting its operations
- median: Being in the middle or average
- silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
- personalize: To make personal or more personal
- scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
- foundational: Being the base or important starting point
- whiteboard: A white board in a classroom on which you write
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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