Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- think back: To recapture the past
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- double up: To bend your body quickly, for example because you are in pain or because you are laughing a lot
- in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- sarcastic: Being rude and critical
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- respond: To answer something or someone
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- important: Having power or authority
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty
- airplane: A machine that flies through the air
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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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