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- tighten up: To make stricter or more secure.
- stand by: To keep to an agreement
- in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
- on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- talk: Style of speaking
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- radio: System of sending/receiving signals through air
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
- sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
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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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