Vocabulary
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- kind man: A man who is benevolent, compassionate, and helpful.
- on the rack: Under great stress, pressure, or torment.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- huge: Very very large
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- couple: To join something to something else
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- influx: Sudden arrival of many people or things
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- scrap: To fight with someone
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- fill: To make something full
- rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
- doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
- platinum: Very expensive silver-colored metal
- purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
- costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
- carat: A unit of weight for precious stones
- karat: Unit measuring purity of gold/weight of diamond
- alrighty: Way of saying 'alright'
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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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