Vocabulary
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- call up: To require someone to join the army
- go on: To continue doing something
- in a mess: Being in a state of disorder or untidiness.
- go away: To go on vacation
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
- financial: Involving money
- chill: State of being a little cold
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- leave: To go away from; depart
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- battery: Portable device that stores electricity
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
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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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