Vocabulary
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
- such as: For example; like
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- sit down: To take a seat
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
- back then: At that time in the past.
- have to: Must do
- crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
- disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
- muster up: To summon or gather (courage, energy, etc.) from within oneself.
- in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
- bump into: To meet someone accidentally
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- click: To work well with someone or something
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- distant: Unfriendly; cold
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- act: To behave in a certain way
- insignificant: Being very small or unimportant
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
- notification: Act of giving formal or official information
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- confrontation: A disagreement or argument
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- person: Man, woman or child
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- icon: Small image on a computer screen
- muster: To gather or call together (soldiers, etc.)
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
- giveaway: Gift of public resources to benefit a small group
- stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
- acquaint: To make someone or yourself familiar with something
- membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
- fumble: To search or reach for in an awkward manner
- notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
- outspoken: Saying (too) clearly what you think
- nervousness: Feeling of uneasiness or anxiety about something
- nonfiction: Not fiction; real or factual content of books
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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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