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- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- top off: To complete or finish something in a satisfying way.
- allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- going on: To continue doing something
- from hell: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- at least: As a minimum
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- e: Fifth letter of the English alphabet
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- month: One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
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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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