Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at hand: Close by; readily available.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- turn on
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- conduct: Your behavior
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
- mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
- treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
- multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
- dissonance: Lack of harmony or agreement
- evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
- cooperation: Working together to get something done
- tablet: Small hand-held computer with a touch screen
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- soundtrack: The songs connected to a movie
- breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
- workplace: Place where work is done
- casino: Establishment that hosts legalized gambling
- nick: Person's name
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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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