Vocabulary
- in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
- in pairs: Divided into or working as two people together.
- move about: To go from place to place; travel around.
- of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- happen on: To find or discover by accident.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
- halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
- gender: State of being male or female
- deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
- leave: To go away from; depart
- inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- relieve: To make less boring by making some change
- opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
- malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
- navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- revolt: Protest against authority; fight to take control
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- mount: To attach something to something else
- cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- minuscule: Very, very small
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
- sanitary: Designed to keep things clean to prevent disease
- ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
- overboard: Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
- smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- outlaw: Person hiding from police after breaking the law
- homeland: Country where you were born
- enslave: To make someone live like a slave
- segregate: To separate people by skin color, sex or religion
- servitude: Slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment
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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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