Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- go on: To continue doing something
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- only from: Exclusively originating or sourced from a particular place or entity.
- without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- have to: Must do
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- bump into: To meet someone accidentally
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- look back: To think about past events
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- utterly: Completely
- intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- neat: That you approve of; cool
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- leap: To enter or start something eagerly
- cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
- digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
- dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
- immensely: Very much; greatly; a lot
- convinced: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
- triumph: Joy from victory or success
- competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
- prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
- fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
- squat: To illegally live on anothers property or land
- philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
- century: Period of 100 years
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- point: An item to be discussed
- flawed: Having a quality that makes something not perfect
- buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
- crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- vulgar: Being rude or socially inappropriate
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- plumber: Worker installing toilets, pipes etc. in buildings
- ascend: To rise, go up to a higher level
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- impostor: Person pretending to be someone they are not
- muddle: To cause confusion through interference
- spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
- kink: Small dent or curl in something, e.g. your hair
- exalted: Enjoying the state of being highly praised
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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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