Vocabulary
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- in comparison: When compared to something else.
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- head out: To leave a place; depart
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- on the bow: Located at the front part of a ship or boat.
- burn out: To overwork to mental or physical exhaustion
- in plain sight: Easily visible; not hidden.
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- spot: A certain place or area
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- cruise: To easily achieve
- blast: To attack someone with words
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- comparison: Act of comparing things
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
- curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
- colossal: Being extremely large in size or amount
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- container: An object that can be used to hold things
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- deep: Complex and important
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- shackle: To tie someone up in chains to restrict movements
- suction: Process of extracting air, as to cause to stick
- calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
- locker: Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
- underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
- winch: Device using rope/chain to lift/pull heavy things
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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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