Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- at play here: Having an influence or effect in a particular situation.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- regardless of
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- from the top: From the beginning.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- muster up: To summon or gather (courage, energy, etc.) from within oneself.
- break it to: To tell someone bad news.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- improve upon: To make something better than it already is; to enhance or build upon an existing thing.
- off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
- on the market: Available for sale.
- hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
- civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- act: To behave in a certain way
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- person: Man, woman or child
- behold: To look at
- marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- diffusion: Spreading out over a larger area
- dell: Small wooded hollow in some land; small valley
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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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