Vocabulary
- deal with
- find out about: To look for information to learn about it
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- in passing: Mentioned briefly or casually without focus.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- require: To demand that someone does something
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- important: Having power or authority
- creative: Having the ability to make something new
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
- clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- part: Division of a book
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
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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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