Vocabulary
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
- pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
- broad: General; not detailed
- revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- procedure: A medical operation
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
- sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
- jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- area: Amount of measured space
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- perfume: Liquid with a pleasing smell you put on your skin
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- weak: Not having a strong character
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- necklace: Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
- worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
- princess: Daughter of a king and queen
- trickster: Dishonest person who tries to trick you
- airplane: A machine that flies through the air
- circa: (Of a historical date) around; approximately
- gardener: Someone who takes care of a garden
- karat: Unit measuring purity of gold/weight of diamond
- unkind: Lacking kindness; mean; ungenerous
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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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