Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
- set about: To begin or start to do something
- in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- follow on: To happen as a result of something.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- at least: As a minimum
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- round the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- turn on
- split the difference: To compromise by meeting in the middle of two different amounts or opinions.
- deal with
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- factor: Something that influences a result
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
- pleasant: Causing a good feeling
- dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
- drawn: To attract attention to someone or something
- navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- area: Amount of measured space
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- projection: A prediction; guess about future developments
- compass: Device that shows the direction of north
- sphere: Area of interest or activity
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
- cylinder: Tube shape with flat ends
- latitude: Distance north or south of equator shown by a line
- rectangle: Four-sided geometrical shape with all right angles
- critique: A review of the quality of a work
- flatten: To make level and spread out over a surface
- theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
- enlarged: To make something larger (e.g. a photo)
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
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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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