Vocabulary
- shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
- look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- step down: To reduce the amount of something
- go on: To continue doing something
- due to: Because of; owing to
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- carry out
- in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
- home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
- deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- allow for: To take into consideration
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- page in: Contact someone by pager urgently.
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- in full force: With maximum power or intensity.
- at least: As a minimum
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- go away: To go on vacation
- below freezing: At a temperature lower than 0°C or 32°F.
- plunge into: To begin doing something with great enthusiasm or to become very involved in something.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- get behind: To support or encourage.
- rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- military: Army or armed forces
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- role: Character played by an actor
- plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- important: Having power or authority
- throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
- ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- monarch: A king or queen
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- frigid: (Especially of women) sexually unresponsive
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- mount: To attach something to something else
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- cross: Angry and upset
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
- milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
- defiant: Refusing to obey (rules, parent); resistant
- residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- raft: Pieces of wood tied together as a kind of boat
- royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
- captivity: State of being held against your will (in prison)
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
- coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
- ledge: Flat surface that sticks out from a wall of rock
- casanova: Man who tries to have sex with many women
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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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