Vocabulary
- turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- haze: Dust, smoke, or gas that darkens or clouds the air
- trust: To expect confidently
- wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
- burn: To destroy with fire
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- glare: To look at in an angry manner for a long time
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
- mesmerize: To cause to be unable to look away; fascinate
- darling: Dearly loved person
- stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- darkest: (Of a color) not at all light; nearly black
- sunshine: Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
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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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