Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in charge: To be responsible for
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- have to: Must do
- to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- frequent: Happening often
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- funky: Offbeat; fashionable
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
- negativity: Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
- homeless: Having no home; living on the streets
- disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
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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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