Vocabulary
- sergeant major: A non-commissioned officer in the army, typically ranking above a staff sergeant and below a warrant officer.
- part with: To give something away; relinquish possession of something.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- down the road: At a future time; in the future.
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- choke out: To render someone unconscious by applying pressure to the neck, restricting blood flow to the brain.
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- slightly: Only a little
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- grasp: Person's control over something
- possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- leave: To go away from; depart
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- compensation: (Money) given or received as payment for loss
- obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
- seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
- bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- holy: Being good according to religious standards
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- desperation: Feeling all hope is lost and you will do anything
- curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
- blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
- terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
- usher: One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- frigid: (Especially of women) sexually unresponsive
- chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- reply: Answer to someone's question
- pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
- chuckle: To laugh quietly, as when amused
- token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
- fireplace: Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
- meddle: To interfere in matters not of your concern
- sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
- morph: (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape
- gust: Sudden strong blast of wind
- allude: To refer to without mentioning it directly
- petrify: To be very afraid or paralysed with terror
- apparition: Ghost or ghostly figure; an unusual appearance
- fireside: Area near a fireplace in a room
- goodnight: (Said as you go to bed, leave someone at night)
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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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