Vocabulary
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- going on: To continue doing something
- at least: As a minimum
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- appear at: To be present in a specific place or event.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- get here: To arrive at a specific location.
- speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- on a level: In a fair and equal manner; with equal opportunities.
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- mess around: To cheat on your partner with another lover
- as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
- call the shots: To be in charge; to make the decisions.
- settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
- unspoken pact: An agreement or understanding that is not explicitly stated but is mutually understood and acted upon.
- on the contrary: In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
- in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- express: To send something by fast mail
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
- drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
- diminish: To make something smaller or less important
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
- initiate: To cause something to begin
- contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- expire: To breathe out
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- dissolve: To cause something to end
- profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
- blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
- pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
- testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
- solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
- strengthen: To make something stronger
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
- marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- patriarchy: Social system where males are rulers
- picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
- maximize: To make as large or great as possible
- vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
- historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
- widely: To a large degree; over a large range
- vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
- elevate: To make something higher
- hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
- consensual: (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
- datum: Item of factual information
- apt: Likely or having a tendency to act a certain way
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- price: Person's name
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- long: Person's name
- cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- pollination: Putting pollen on a plant so it makes seeds
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- ecological: Concerning the environment, plants, or animals
- pact: Agreement between people or countries
- collusion: Secret agreement to do something wrong or illegal
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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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