Vocabulary
- sit down: To take a seat
- peace and quiet: A state of calm and tranquility; freedom from disturbance.
- on the bench: Not actively playing in a game; in reserve.
- of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
- time left: The amount of time that remains or is available.
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- cheek: The soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- dead: Not alive
- peace: Calm and quiet state
- kid: Child or young person
- badly: Not in a good way; not as wanted or liked
- knee: Middle part of your leg that bends
- flower: Plant with a pretty head, e.g. a rose
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
- grandpa: Your mother or father's father
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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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