Vocabulary
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- blood and guts: Very violent or graphic, showing or describing serious injury.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- at hand: Close by; readily available.
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- strength: Condition of being strong
- military: Army or armed forces
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
- regime: A system of management; a form of government
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- seek: To ask someone for help
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
- soak: To make something completely wet
- destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
- unleash: To release or let an animal go
- prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- wicked: Morally bad; evil
- ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
- hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
- obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
- courageous: Able to face danger without fear
- malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- proxy: Person authorized to act for another
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- long: Person's name
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- close: Almost; near
- menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- annihilate: To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
- takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
- gravely: In a serious and solemn manner
- destabilize: To make unstable or unpredictable
- bloodshed: Violence leading to blood being split
- roadside: Edge of a way or road or path
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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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