Vocabulary
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- strength: Condition of being strong
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
- vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
- gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- great: Very good; better than before
- business: A company formed for making profit
- lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
- whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
- picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
- squint: To look through narrowed eyes
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
- cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
- silver: Person's name
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- fatty: Describing meat, fish with a lot of fat
- foggy: With cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
- snug: Warm and comfortable; cozy, as in a small room
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
- artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
- local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
- illustrator: Artist who makes illustrations for books etc.
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- compress: To press tightly together
- muffin: Small sweet cake that often contains fruit
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- pint: Unit of liquid equal to 0.473 liters
- favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- theatre: Place where plays are seen
- goddess: Woman worshipped because of her special powers
- bass: Type of fish
- sunrise: The time of day we first see the sun
- sandy: Person's name
- granddad: 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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