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- to order: To give an instruction or command.
- go on: To continue doing something
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- programme: A plan or schedule of events
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- rob: Person's name
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- special: Being additional or extra
- surf: To view webpages on the internet
- mark: Person's name
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- talk: Style of speaking
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- computer: Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
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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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