Vocabulary
- turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- cast back: To think about something in the past; to recall.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- strength: Condition of being strong
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- master: To gain control over something
- deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- immortal: Not subject to death; that will never die
- bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- great: Very good; better than before
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- translate: To change something into a different state
- land: Region or country
- mount: To attach something to something else
- cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- govern: To officially control land and make policies
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- choir: Group of people who sing together e.g. in church
- smell: To have a particular odor
- gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
- indistinctly: In a way not easy to hear, see or define
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- softly: In a gentle or quiet manner
- elvish: Mischievous, usually in a good-natured way
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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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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Official Trailer #2 - (2001) HD
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