Vocabulary
- back away: To stop being involved with, as through fear
- going on: To continue doing something
- fold down: To collapse or flatten something by bending it over.
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- discharge: To complete a task that has been assigned
- army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
- explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
- mom: A slang term for mother
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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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