Vocabulary
- up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- got to: To arrive at some place
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- wear on
- at sea
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
- in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
- on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
- came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
- poverty: State of being poor
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
- prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- fabric: Cloth or material
- veteran: Person experienced through long service
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
- bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- recruit: Person who has just joined the military
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
- ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
- waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
- brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
- infantry: Group of soldiers who fight on foot
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- sniper: Person who shoots at people from a hidden position
- piracy: Act of robbing a plane or ship
- cartridge: Container holding ink, etc. for putting in machine
- socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
- mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
- hanger: Piece of wire to hang clothes on
- muzzle: To quieten by or as by covering the mouth
- cipher: Nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero
- bayonet: Long sharp knife fixed onto the end of a rifle
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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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