Vocabulary
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- dust off: To remove dust from something by wiping or brushing.
- by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in times: During periods or moments of.
- at least: As a minimum
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- have to: Must do
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
- on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- regime: A system of management; a form of government
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- excel: To perform an activity better than others
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
- transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
- point: An item to be discussed
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
- spam: To send (someone) unwanted email
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- proficient: Being very skilled at something; being expert at
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- grin: Showing the teeth because you are amused; smile
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- happen: To take place or occur
- beacon: Something providing guidance or hope to people
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- oval: Being egg-shaped
- come: To arrive at a place
- dead: Not alive
- terminate: To bring something to and end or finish
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- warranty: Promise to repair a product that was purchased
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- close: Almost; near
- rum: Alcoholic liquor made from molasses/sugar cane
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- yank: To pull or tug on something
- unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- telegraph: To signal to someone without speaking
- armageddon: Scene of the final battle at the end of the world
- envoy: Person sent to represent his, her country
- weaponry: Collection of weapons and weapon-like instruments
- rapture: The state of being filled with delight
- nay: Old-fashioned word for 'No'
- fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
- ammo: Shortened form of 'ammunition'
- cola: Kind of soft drink; a soda drink
- ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran
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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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U.S. Abandons Citizens Across Middle East | Trump: The Big One Is Coming | Iran War Is "God's Plan"
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