Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- out of the way: Remote; isolated.
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- going on: To continue doing something
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in terms of
- get the picture: To understand a situation or idea.
- go on: To continue doing something
- a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- stand around: To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
- sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- picked it up: To acquire or obtain something.
- pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
- have to: Must do
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- follow on: To happen as a result of something.
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
- resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- address: Exact street location of a place
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
- act: To behave in a certain way
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- derive: To come from another thing
- prohibit: To make something impossible
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- resurgence: A rise again as to new life and vigor
- historical: Connected with the past
- rancid: With an unpleasant smell or taste, like sour milk
- ledger: Book containing accounting records
- healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
- correspondence: Quality of similarity or equality
- prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
- healing: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
- snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
- rediscover: To find something that had been lost
- locus: Site or location where something is, or occurs
- bison: Large animal looking like a buffalo
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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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