Vocabulary
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
- set up
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- break up
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- have to: Must do
- from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
- anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- occasion: Significant or important event or function
- vigilant: Being watchful; careful to monitor events
- fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
- peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- intention: Aim or purpose
- polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- permanently: For a long time; always
- loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
- intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
- stance: A position or opinion stated in public
- unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
- mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
- ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
- skepticism: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
- person: Man, woman or child
- adore: To love very much; to give honor to
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- happen: To take place or occur
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- long: Person's name
- puncture: To make hole letting air out in tire/balloon, etc.
- interrogation: Forceful inquiry by asking a lot of questions
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
- identifiable: Capable of being identified
- ferocity: Strength of an emotion or act; anger or cruelty
- oscillation: Movement from side to side at a steady speed
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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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