Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- factor: Something that influences a result
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
- ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- wrinkle: Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- tan: A light brown color
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- weigh: To balance things against each other
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- datum: Item of factual information
- thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- lotion: Liquid applied onto the skin to protect, soften it
- pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
- call: A order or request for action
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- sit: To take an exam
- test: To be given a medical examination
- dammit: A mild swear word used to express annoyance
- nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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