Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- shit out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities, often of low quality.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- have to: Must do
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- going on: To continue doing something
- at bat: A player's turn to bat.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- evolve: To develop certain features
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
- ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- important: Having power or authority
- impose: To make someone to do or endure something
- act: To behave in a certain way
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- point: An item to be discussed
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- business: A company formed for making profit
- entrepreneurial: Open to new ideas about starting new businesses
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- great: Very good; better than before
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
- predicate: To base something on a previous situation
- flashy: Bright and fancy, but not tasteful
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- punt: A bet; a risky attempt at doing something
- madonna: A representation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus
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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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