Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- contrast with: To be strikingly different from something else.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- head out: To leave a place; depart
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- awake to: To become aware of something.
- in the know: Having secret or special information about something.
- have to: Must do
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- in light of: Because of; considering
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- stand out
- few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- aesthetic: Concerning the sense of artistic beauty
- coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- narrative: The telling of a story
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- immersion: Complete mental attention, e.g. when reading
- threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
- reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
- boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- entertain: To receive someone as a guest
- fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- optimize: To make as effective as possible
- exploitation: Abuse of, or selfish behavior towards someone
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- narrate: To tell a story, describing events in detail
- fictional: Including people and events that are not real
- resonance: Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
- binary: Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
- stray: To deviate or go away from the established norm
- part: Division of a book
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- monetize: To make money from your invention or ideas
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- finale: Last part of a musical piece or performance
- penny: Person's name
- affirm: To state, strengthen or support a belief you have
- customize: To make, change according to the user's needs
- flashback: Showing an earlier event in a film, book etc.
- dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
- jarring: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
- authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
- mismatch: To not be the same as or as good as
- online: Connected to the internet
- underrate: To undervalue or underestimate
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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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