Vocabulary
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- have to: Must do
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
- above average
- in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
- on the face of the earth: Used to emphasize location or existence anywhere in the world.
- in competition: Taking part in a contest or rivalry.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- ass out: To eject someone forcibly from a place.
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- deal with
- between the lines: To understand the hidden meaning or intention in something.
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- slightly: Only a little
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- spot: A certain place or area
- procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
- strength: Condition of being strong
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- excel: To perform an activity better than others
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- quit: To leave a job
- land: Region or country
- great: Very good; better than before
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- alpha: First letter in the Greek alphabet
- micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
- delta: Area where a river spreads and empties into a sea
- beta: Test version of a product or software
- sicken: To shock, disgust or upset
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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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