Vocabulary
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
- lead to: To result in some action
- positive outlook: A tendency to expect good things to happen; optimism.
- on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
- check out
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
- tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
- conduct: Your behavior
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- survey: Broad view or general description of something
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- delusion: False belief despite evidence to the contrary
- foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
- leave: To go away from; depart
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
- persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
- assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
- log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
- astrology: Study of how the stars influence human lives
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- mattress: Thick soft part of a bed that you lie on
- fetal: Of a fetus or unborn baby
- outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- cynicism: Belief that bad motivates things/people are bad
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- datum: Item of factual information
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- calmer: Having become more relaxed, less worried etc.
- latex: Rubber-like substance, used e.g. for gloves
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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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