Vocabulary
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- got to: To arrive at some place
- have to: Must do
- exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- miserable: Very unhappy
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
- responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
- leave: To go away from; depart
- harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- quit: To leave a job
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- business: A company formed for making profit
- convenient: Allowing you to do something with less trouble
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- area: Amount of measured space
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- live: To be alive
- happen: To take place or occur
- suicidal: Feeling you may kill yourself; depressed
- cusp: Pointed part where two curves meet, e.g. in arches
- encyclopedia: Reference book of information about many subjects
- magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
- gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
- salad: Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
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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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