Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- on command: Immediately when told to do something.
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- sign out: To leave an online service you are using
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- sit down: To take a seat
- from a distance: Not close; far away.
- at least: As a minimum
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- at ease
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- barely: Only just; just possible
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- acquaintance: Person that you know but isn't a good friend
- tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
- tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
- important: Having power or authority
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- trustworthy: Honest and reliable
- person: Man, woman or child
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- icon: Small image on a computer screen
- approachable: Easy to talk to or deal with
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- eyebrow: Line of hair that grows above the eye
- crow: Large black bird
- incorrectly: In a way that is incorrect or wrong
- accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
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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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