Vocabulary
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
- fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
- put through: To connect someone to the number he or she wants
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- make up: To invent or create a story
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
- bulk: Most of something; majority of
- toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
- complimentary: (Of goods) free; available for no money
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- leave: To go away from; depart
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- distribute: To hand out or give to people
- opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
- tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- staff: Employees of a company
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
- product: Item that can be bought
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- avalanche: Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
- sterile: Completely clean; with no bacteria
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
- divert: To attract someone's attention from something
- nonprofit: Not commercially motivated; charitable
- pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
- mini: Small British car
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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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