Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- initially: At first; originally
- shed: Small building used for storage
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- shift: To change in position or direction
- inherently: As an essential part of
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- require: To demand that someone does something
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- cling: To be dependent on
- rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
- significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
- unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
- unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
- lotus: Any aquatic plant of the water lily family
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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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