Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- window of opportunity: A favorable period of time for doing something that will lead to a successful outcome.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- new: Not old, recently born, built or made
- window: Opening in a wall or door to let in light
- player: Machine that plays recorded material
- staying: To keep trying without giving up
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- bed: Flat bottom surface of a lake, ocean etc.
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- cross: Angry and upset
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- forget: To not remember something
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- prayer: Words spoken to your god for help
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- anymore: No longer; no more
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
- wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
- grasp: Person's control over something
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
- humble: Being lower in quality or status
- frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- underdog: One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
- diligent: Showing care, continued effort and hard work
- hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
- lineup: People arranged by police for identification
- gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- favor: Support or approval from people
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
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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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