Vocabulary
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
- for long: For a considerable period of time.
- cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- have to: Must do
- in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- express: To send something by fast mail
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- generous: Giving or ready to give freely
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- reap: To harvest or to cut and collect crops
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- important: Having power or authority
- tick: To function properly or normally
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
- resentful: Angry at unfair treatment
- traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
- voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
- greedy: Wanting to have more of something than you need
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- workplace: Place where work is done
- meltdown: Very large disaster, where everything goes wrong
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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
A2 Elementary
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