Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- with time: As time passes; eventually.
- in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- free rein: Complete freedom to act or make decisions as one wishes.
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- compelling: To force someone to do something
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- utterly: Completely
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
- silly: Careless
- annoying: To make someone angry
- compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
- emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
- reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
- utter: To make a particular sound; speak
- humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
- constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- sanity: Normal or sound powers of mind
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- horrific: Terrifying and shocking
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- swiftly: Quickly
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- penetrate: To enter or pass through something
- person: Man, woman or child
- malfunction: A failure of something to work properly
- adore: To love very much; to give honor to
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- celestial: Concerning the sky or objects in the sky
- abject: Very great (fear, poverty, loneliness etc.)
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- long: Person's name
- wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
- letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
- trespassing: To enter property without permission
- incision: Cut, as that done by a surgeon in an operation
- heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
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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
A2 Elementary
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