Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- on the back of: As a result of or following something.
- cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- show of hands: A way of voting in which people raise their hands to show that they support something.
- in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
- first off: To begin with; firstly.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- go away: To go on vacation
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- deal with
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- at least: As a minimum
- have to: Must do
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
- bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
- big: Popular
- old: Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
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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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