Vocabulary
- on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
- run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
- in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
- best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
- want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
- once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
- in the west: Located in or towards the west.
- upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- silly: Careless
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
- precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
- arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
- glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
- genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
- ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
- sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- seductive: Having the ability to attract someone sexually
- deep: Complex and important
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- introspection: Thinking deeply within yourself, about yourself
- compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
- crane: Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- long: Person's name
- up: To act suddenly and unexpectedly
- website: Collection of webpages in one location
- soundtrack: The songs connected to a movie
- latent: Existing but needing certain conditions to start
- punk: Violent or criminal young man
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- lyrical: Like singing; expressed beautifully or movingly
- filmmaker: Person who makes movies; movie producer, director
- soprano: Pitch range of the highest female voice
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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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