Vocabulary
- in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- on the bench: Not actively playing in a game; in reserve.
- think back: To recapture the past
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- at least: As a minimum
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- atmosphere: Air around us
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
- plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
- plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
- bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
- defendant: Person accused or sued in a legal case
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
- courthouse: Building that houses judicial courts
- garb: Distinct clothing style showing group affiliation
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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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