Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- for instance: As an example.
- play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- lead to: To result in some action
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- interact with
- technically speaking: According to the precise meaning of something; in a strict or literal sense.
- emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
- in print: Available for sale in book form
- tv show: A television program.
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- goof around: To spend time doing nothing important or behaving in a silly way.
- vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- power up: To turn on a device or system; to activate.
- of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
- check out
- vital: Needed to support life; essential
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- instance: An example of something; case
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- hierarchy: Group that manages and controls an organization
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- acquaintance: Person that you know but isn't a good friend
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
- association: Organization of people with the same interest
- objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- conundrum: A problem that is puzzling
- fundamentally: In a basic and important way
- juvenile: Concerning young people or children
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
- spectator: Someone who watches an event
- athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
- person: Man, woman or child
- simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
- invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- great: Very good; better than before
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- competency: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
- instinctive: Created or done through intuition, not thought
- goalie: Player in front of the goal trying to stop goals
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- bask: To exposes yourself to warmth (the sun), or praise
- suffix: Part of a word after the root, e.g. -ment, -ly
- genital: Concerning sexual organs
- formative: Having a long-term effect; giving form or shape
- goof: A silly or stupid mistake
- existent: Still existing; real; actual
- athleticism: Degree of strength and physically capabilities
- kicker: Player who kicks the football
- fledge: (Of a young bird) to become capable of flight
- standardization: Establishment of a standard or accepted level
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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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