Vocabulary
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- pulled off: To manage to succeed
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- at last: Finally; after a long delay.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
- have to: Must do
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- force for good: A person or thing that has a positive and beneficial influence.
- guard against: To take precautions against something undesirable.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
- immense: Very great in size or amount
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- seek: To ask someone for help
- cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
- garment: Piece of clothing
- diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
- inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- autism: Disorder that prevents normal communication
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- intersection: Place where two things cross
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- marathon: Lasting for a long time
- reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
- injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- forefront: Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
- part: Division of a book
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- great: Very good; better than before
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- antisocial: Avoiding friendly associations with other people
- preach: To write or speak about so as to persuade people
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- infuse: To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
- rover: Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
- decency: Behavior that is good, moral and acceptable
- oval: Being egg-shaped
- adverse: Negative or harmful
- pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
- propeller: Device with blades that move a plane or boat
- beanie: Small round close fitting hat
- someplace: In or at or to some place
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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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