Vocabulary
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
- in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
- coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
- proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
- stand in for: To take the role of another person
- name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- break up
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
- no accident: Not happening by chance; deliberate or intentional.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- roll with the punches: To cope well with difficulties and adjust gracefully.
- stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- financial: Involving money
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- perk: An advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- click: To work well with someone or something
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
- clueless: Totally uninformed about what is going on
- protagonist: Main character in a story
- pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
- streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
- persona: Personality that you project in public
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
- person: Man, woman or child
- quit: To leave a job
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- possessive: Wanting someone's complete attention, love
- jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
- fiasco: An event that goes wrong in an embarrassing way
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- dead: Not alive
- oblivious: Being unaware of someone or something
- lukewarm: Being unenthusiastic about something
- trifle: Thing that is of little value; trivial affair
- buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
- heroine: Woman of great courage/strength who saves others
- dissatisfied: Feeling displeased or unhappy about something
- unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty
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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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