Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- have to: Must do
- come at: To approach someone to attack them
- as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
- going on: To continue doing something
- break up
- split up: To break up your marriage or relationship
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- short and sweet: Brief and pleasant; concise and agreeable.
- thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- punctuation: Marks used in piece of writing, such as ? ; and !
- mark: Person's name
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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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