Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- at the moment: At this time; now
- round to: To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
- come round: To visit someone or some place for a short time
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- click: To work well with someone or something
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- leave: To go away from; depart
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- important: Having power or authority
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- birth: Time when a baby or young animal is born
- interviewer: A person who asks questions to obtain information
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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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