Vocabulary
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
- take good care: To look after someone or something well; ensure their well-being.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- have to: Must do
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
- debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
- owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- alive: Living; not dead
- echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- happen: To take place or occur
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- cinematic: Concerning or characteristic of the cinema
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- camp: A (military) base
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- love: Person's name
- oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
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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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