Vocabulary
- in evidence: Easily seen; apparent or obvious.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- have to: Must do
- in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- look after: To take care of someone or something
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- conscience: Ability to sense what is right or wrong
- investigation: Search for information about something
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
- hop: Dance party
- unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
- monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- obscene: (Of language, etc.) referring to sex in a rude way
- bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- cooperation: Working together to get something done
- cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
- evade: To avoid being captured; avoid answering
- malware: Software containing virus or harmful code
- cowardly: Being fearful and unable to do something right
- badger: Small forest animal with thick black and white fur
- solicitor: Type of lawyer who does not speak in court
- pip: To just beat someone in a competition
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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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