Vocabulary
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- sit down: To take a seat
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- sit: To take an exam
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- long: Person's name
- sister: Female you share a parent with
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- job: Something that must be done
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- honey: Sweet, thick golden liquid that is made by bees
- boyfriend: Man (boy) romantically involved with girl
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- mailing: To send a letter or email
- finger: One of the five long parts of the hand
- customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- model: Being an excellent example of
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- call: A order or request for action
- greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- sexy: Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- leader: Person who is in charge of a group or task
- fix: Answer to a problem
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
- diamond: Very hard colorless stone used in jewelry
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- uhm: An expression of hesitation or uncertainty while speaking.
- da: (chiefly British, informal) father
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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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