Vocabulary
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
- blow into: To force air into something by mouth.
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- blow: To move something using air
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- due: When something is required or expected
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- frequently: Often; regularly
- leave: To go away from; depart
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- pedestal: Support or base as for a pillar or statue
- point: An item to be discussed
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
- graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
- level: Specific height of something
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- headache: Pain in the head
- van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
- meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
- router: Power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- guitar: Stringed instrument played with the fingers
- modem: Device that sends data to another computer
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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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