Vocabulary
- try on: To wear something briefly to check it fits, etc.
- polka dot: A pattern consisting of round dots.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- material: Cloth; fabric
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
- stripe: Strip of alternating color in straight lines
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- scarf: To eat or drink something quickly
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- great: Very good; better than before
- elderly: Being very old
- leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- shovel: Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- refund: To give money back, e.g. if a product is faulty
- cotton: Soft, white material used to make cloth
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- silk: Fine cloth material used for making clothes
- selection: Process of choosing someone or something carefully
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- long: Person's name
- soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- waterproof: That keeps water out, as of clothes
- fashionable: Behaving and dressing as is currently popular
- trusty: Worthy of trust or belief
- liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
- nylon: Strong material from man-made substances
- polka: Couples' dance with steps and a hop in fast time
- motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
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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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