Vocabulary
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
- tough questions: Difficult or challenging questions that require careful consideration and honest answers.
- deal with
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
- in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- check out
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
- consider: To think carefully about something
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- initially: At first; originally
- implement: To start to do something you plan to do
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- financial: Involving money
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
- vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- require: To demand that someone does something
- section: A part of a whole
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
- ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
- rewind: To make something go backwards
- profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
- reassure: To make feel less worried about something
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- leave: To go away from; depart
- withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
- departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
- referendum: Public vote on an issue
- election: Process of choosing someone by voting
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
- abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
- versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
- contention: Having the possibility of winning
- breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
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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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