Vocabulary
- fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
- in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
- one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
- have to: Must do
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
- resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
- important: Having power or authority
- piece: A counter in a board game
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- cross: Angry and upset
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- advise: To suggest what would be helpful
- unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
- armed: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
- chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
- annihilate: To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
- courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- foresight: Prudence or ability to foresee future happenings
- guitar: Stringed instrument played with the fingers
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- boggle: (Eyes) to protrude or come out due to surprise
- piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
- winner: Person or thing that wins a contest or race
- inquisition: Forcefully asking many difficult questions
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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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Ya-hui Huang posted on 2017/03/10Get ready for some intense political drama with the trailer for "Miss Sloane"! You'll be on the edge of your seat with this cat-and-mouse game, and it's a fantastic chance to pick up some advanced vocabulary related to strategy and deception.
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