Vocabulary
- out of order: Not in proper working condition; broken.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
- inform on: To give information about someone to the police or another authority, especially about something bad they have done.
- next to: Being located along side another
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- stand down: To end a state of readiness, e.g. for war
- without exception: Including everyone or everything; in every case; without any exclusions.
- embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- conduct: Your behavior
- intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
- valuable: Being useful or important
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- exception: Something different or not included
- faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- committee: Group of people who do or decide something
- label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
- suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- splendid: Very impressive and beautiful
- bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- prosthetic: Artificial
- motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
- burn: To destroy with fire
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- cradle: Small bed for a baby, with rockers and sides
- probation: Reporting to police, instead of being jailed
- snitch: To take by theft; to steal
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- negotiable: That can be discussed to come to an agreement
- crock: An earthenware cooking pot
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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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