Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- fly off the handle: Lose one's temper suddenly and unexpectedly.
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- go on: To continue doing something
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- silly: Careless
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
- insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- respond: To answer something or someone
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
- condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- humiliate: To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- person: Man, woman or child
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- deep: Complex and important
- bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
- vastly: To an exceedingly great extent or degree
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- hem: Edge of a cloth folded and stitched down
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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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