Vocabulary
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- shrink: To become smaller
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- appearance: The way a person looks to others
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- suspend: To hang something or someone from something
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- trust: To expect confidently
- pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
- rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
- bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
- mount: To attach something to something else
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- discreet: Careful not to reveal secret/confidential matters
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- unit: One apartment in a building
- brass: Yellow metal made by combining copper and zinc
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
- strangle: To kill by squeezing the throat, e.g. with a rope
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
- sac: Bag-like part of an animal or plant
- riverside: Being located next to a river
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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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