Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- stink: To smell terrible
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
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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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