Vocabulary
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- mobile home
- turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in tune: Agreeing in pitch; agreeing in opinion
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- have to: Must do
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- deal with
- 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
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
- inherently: As an essential part of
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
- deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
- conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
- harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
- stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- violence: Strong physical force of nature
- politician: Someone whose job is in politics
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- fascination: Quality that attracts attention
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
- protagonist: Main character in a story
- disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
- brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
- polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
- horrific: Terrifying and shocking
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- feminist: Person believing women have the same rights as men
- simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
- catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
- concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- sexual: Relating to men and women and their relationships
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- instruct: To command someone formally to do something
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
- chorus: Part of a song that is repeated
- happen: To take place or occur
- detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
- repress: To keep (emotions) under control; restrict
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- melody: Song; music
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- downplay: To suggest something is not a serious as thought
- pawn: Person used to advance the purposes of another
- musician: Person who writes, sings, or plays music, as a job
- talk: Style of speaking
- nirvana: Extinction of desires when you reach perfect peace
- mesmerize: To cause to be unable to look away; fascinate
- abduct: To take away by force, usually to get money
- stop: To block or close something
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- poly: Multiple; many
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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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