Vocabulary
- due to: Because of; owing to
- thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- draw in: To attract or entice someone or something.
- turn into: To change to become something else
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- due: When something is required or expected
- fortune: What might happen to you in the future
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
- coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- public: Owned by the government
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- shrine: Religious place that honors a person or saint
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- officially: According to what is stated by an authority figure
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- pray: To speak to your god to request help
- temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
- peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
- excite: To make something or someone become more active
- safe: Highly likely
- freely: (Living, existing) without being controlled
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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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