Vocabulary
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- have to: Must do
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- regardless of
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- record label: A company that records and distributes music.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
- box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
- in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
- oven mitt
- down the road: At a future time; in the future.
- pull over: To bring a vehicle to a stop by side of the road
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- smooth out: To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
- blow out: (Of tire) to explode
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
- the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
- wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
- to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
- next to: Being located along side another
- like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- neat: That you approve of; cool
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
- section: A part of a whole
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
- invention: Something new that is different from other things
- curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
- slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
- profit: Benefit from doing something
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
- distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
- industrial: Concerning making things in factories
- patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
- format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- person: Man, woman or child
- roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
- business: A company formed for making profit
- product: Item that can be bought
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- gamble: To play games to win money
- triple: Group or set of three
- diffusion: Spreading out over a larger area
- ad: Public notice or advertisement
- refrigerate: To keep food cool to prevent it from spoiling
- otaku: Geek; a person who follows a hobby very intensely
- pooh: To defecate
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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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