Vocabulary
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- have to: Must do
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- shift: To change in position or direction
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- section: A part of a whole
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- evolution: Theory that living things change over time
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- fellow: Man or a boy
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- appreciation: Rise in value (of property or belongings)
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- person: Man, woman or child
- vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- decimal: Number using one equal tenth of a whole as a basis
- dissertation: An in-depth paper submitted for a higher degree
- doctoral: Concerning the highest academic degree
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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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