Vocabulary
- easy as pie: Something very simple or easy to do.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- silly: Careless
- measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- tiny: Very, very small
- excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
- leave: To go away from; depart
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- fill: To make something full
- nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- picture: General situation or state of being
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- happen: To take place or occur
- tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
- hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
- plaster: Substance used to cover walls to make them smooth
- hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- craftsman: Creator of great skill in the manual arts
- granny: Grandmother
- pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
- shush: Sound made to make others be quiet
- pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
- grandpa: Your mother or father's father
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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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