Vocabulary
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- right up there: Among the best or most successful.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- part: Division of a book
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- coach: Large, comfortable bus
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- hum: To make a constant low sound
- pasta: Type of Italian food, such as spaghetti
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- grape: Fruit from which wine is made
- pita: Usually small round flat bread
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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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