Vocabulary
- in hand: In one's possession or control.
- to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
- on a set: Located or working at a filming location.
- from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
- aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- intention: Aim or purpose
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- performance: Act of doing something
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- monumental: (Mistake/waste of time) huge; very big; severe
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- array: A regular order or arrangement of things
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- piece: A counter in a board game
- worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
- blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
- stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
- cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- projection: A prediction; guess about future developments
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- avatar: An online character that represents who you are
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- picture: General situation or state of being
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
- halo: Circle of light
- pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
- discrete: Separate; composed of distinct parts
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- emulation: Effort to equal or surpass another
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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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