Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- due to: Because of; owing to
- child's play: Something very easy to do.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- for another thing: Used to add another reason or point.
- start over: To begin again.
- lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- conclusion: End of something; finish
- visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
- briefly: Using little time or resources
- bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
- alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- bend: To become curved or no longer straight
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- fur: Hairy coat of an animal
- dimension: Number of planes (X, Y, Z axes) an object has
- acceptance: Act of accepting; agreement to accept
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- fortress: Military buildings providing protection
- thermostat: Instrument that controls temperature in buildings
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- abruptly: Suddenly; without warning
- applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
- lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
- thermometer: Instrument for measuring temperature
- napkin: Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
- penny: Person's name
- anecdotal: Relying on stories, experiences, rather than fact
- pant: Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
- prosper: To be a success and make money
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
- purr: To make a soft, pleasing humming noise like a cat
- sleepy: Having difficulty staying awake; ready to sleep
- love: Person's name
- conqueror: Someone who takes control of a country by force
- puny: Small and weak; unlikely to flourish
- conjecture: Forming an opinion/conclusion with little evidence
- scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
- hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
- whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
- kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
- cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese
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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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