Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- creep into: To enter a place quietly and stealthily, often without permission.
- on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
- have to: Must do
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- material: Cloth; fabric
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- bizarre: Odd or strange
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- shift: To change in position or direction
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- physically: In a manner related to the body
- genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- gender: State of being male or female
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- malleable: Easily changed into a new shape (or attitude)
- leave: To go away from; depart
- nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
- creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
- forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
- singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
- tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
- act: To behave in a certain way
- akin: Similar to; like; almost the same as
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- point: An item to be discussed
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
- macho: Being characterized by being strongly masculine
- historical: Connected with the past
- apt: Likely or having a tendency to act a certain way
- flammable: Burning quickly and easily
- oscillate: To keep moving back and forth many times
- insurgency: Armed rebellion to get rid of a government
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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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