Vocabulary
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the dumps: Feeling sad or depressed.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- cry on: To seek comfort from someone by crying and talking about one's troubles.
- have to: Must do
- down in the dumps: Feeling sad, depressed, or discouraged.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
- blessing in disguise: Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- going on: To continue doing something
- cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
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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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