Vocabulary
- trot out: To bring forward an explanation or excuse, often repeatedly.
- in store: About to happen in the future
- deal with
- have to: Must do
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- palm: Inner area of a person's hand
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- trend: Current style or fashion
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
- consumer: Person who buys goods or services
- popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
- tempt: To make someone want something, even if it's bad
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- part: Division of a book
- professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- camp: A (military) base
- federation: Group of organizations joined together
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- buster: Way of addressing a man
- online: Connected to the internet
- trot: (Of a horse) to move rapidly taking small steps
- investigative: Searching for information or truth
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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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