Vocabulary
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- leave: To go away from; depart
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- compass: Device that shows the direction of north
- official: Real, exact, truely felt
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- adrift: Floating without direction; not anchored
- peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
- butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
- safe: Highly likely
- extinguisher: Device used to put out fires
- romantically: As part of a romance; as boyfriend/girlfriend
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
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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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