Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for sale: (object) that people can buy
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- march on: To continue with a journey or task despite difficulties.
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- do without: To manage without having or doing something
- start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- green: Color of young leaves
- big: Popular
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- leave: To go away from; depart
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- bad: Not good; wrong
- live: To be alive
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
- sale: Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- Miss: To be absent
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- organized: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- voting: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- plugging: To use an object to block a hole
- irresponsible: Acting without thinking of the consequences
- recycling: To use old ideas or concepts again
- electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
- succeeded: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
- maker: Person, company, or object that creates things
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- junior: Student in third year
- slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
- tinker: To make small adjustments to repair or improve
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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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