Vocabulary
- behind the curtain: Secretly; not in public view.
- in terms of
- have to: Must do
- ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
- syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- blow: To move something using air
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- pornography: Pictures or stories that stimulate sexual desire
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- business: A company formed for making profit
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- advise: To suggest what would be helpful
- retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- live: To be alive
- happen: To take place or occur
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- mystique: Certain quality that makes something interesting
- nirvana: Extinction of desires when you reach perfect peace
- survivor: Person, thing that continues to live or exist
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- hippie: Someone rejecting established culture
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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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