Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- deal with
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- music scene: The environment and community related to music in a particular location or genre.
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- work out
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- charismatic: Able to attract and make them like you
- click: To work well with someone or something
- quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- act: To behave in a certain way
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
- fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
- quit: To leave a job
- tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
- chirp: To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
- improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
- unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
- disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
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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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