Vocabulary
- go away: To go on vacation
- on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
- face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
- follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- movie: Motion picture; film
- sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- woman: Adult female human being
- sung: To make musical sounds with your voice
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- ticket: Piece of paper allowing you enter or use something
- tooth: A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- factory: Building where things are made
- cat: Household pet with fur, four legs and long tail.
- letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
- buy: To believe something; accept
- song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- worker: Person who works
- mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- girlfriend: Romantic female friend of a man or boy
- officer: Person of high position in an organization
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- letting: To allow someone to do something
- thief: Person who steals something
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- romance: To court someone into a love relationship
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- annoy: To make someone angry
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- false: Not real or genuine
- extreme: Very great in degree
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- act: To behave in a certain way
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- beauty: Something attractive that produces great pleasure
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- desirable: Being wanted; worth try to get
- fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
- proudly: With pride; in a proud manner
- desperation: Feeling all hope is lost and you will do anything
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- dawn: First light of day
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
- prostitute: To sell your body; to exchange sex for money
- rethink: To reconsider or think again about something
- whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- vibrato: Pulsating singing from rapid changes in pitch
- manipulative: Controlling people dishonestly to get control
- monsieur: (French) Mr; sir
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- scare: To become frightened
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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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