Vocabulary
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- pull away: To drive (vehicle) away;
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- such as: For example; like
- interact with
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- express: To send something by fast mail
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- tiny: Very, very small
- affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
- saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- instinctively: Through intuition, not thought
- cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- important: Having power or authority
- lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- yawn: Opening the mouth wide and take a deep breath
- snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- great: Very good; better than before
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- pat: Person's name
- discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- dodge: To attempt to avoid something
- teeny: Very small
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
- unconditionally: Without demands being made before agreeing
- defer: To hold back to a later time
- socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
- growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- salon: Place for hairdressing or beauty treatments
- polyp: Small tube-like creature that lives in the ocean
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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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