Vocabulary
- things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
- hit the road: To begin a journey; to leave.
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- to die for: Extremely desirable or enjoyable.
- happy ending: A conclusion to a story, play, movie, etc., in which everything turns out well for the protagonists.
- in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- assess: To judge something's value or suitability
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- leave: To go away from; depart
- riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
- tale: Story that is not true
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- alive: Living; not dead
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
- deep: Complex and important
- resentful: Angry at unfair treatment
- devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
- deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- dart: To move suddenly away; race away
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
- sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
- mayor: Head of a town or city government
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- live: To be alive
- hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
- crank: Device for turning
- dead: Not alive
- penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- mistletoe: Shrub with green-white berries, seen at Christmas
- gravely: In a serious and solemn manner
- meow: Cry like a cat
- auntie: A nickname for your aunt
- firstborn: First in order of birth
- overpay: To pay too much for something
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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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