Vocabulary
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- check up on: To investigate or inspect
- in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- annoying: To make someone angry
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- live: To be alive
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- dead: Not alive
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- call: A order or request for action
- handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- vend: To offer something for sale or to sell something
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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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