Vocabulary
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- flip over: To turn something over quickly, with a sudden movement.
- next to: Being located along side another
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- simultaneously: At the same time; all together
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- conduct: Your behavior
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
- ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
- counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
- frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- apparel: Clothing
- firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- justify: To give good reasons for something
- sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
- welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
- overhaul: To repair and fix something
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- point: An item to be discussed
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
- product: Item that can be bought
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- seep: To flow slowly through small openings or pores
- price: Person's name
- nestle: To be sheltered or protected by e.g. trees, hills
- tinker: To make small adjustments to repair or improve
- yarn: To tell or spin a yarn or story
- backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
- waterproof: That keeps water out, as of clothes
- pollutant: Toxic substance harmful to the environment
- unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
- logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
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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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