Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- at pains: Making a great effort to do something carefully or thoroughly.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- going on: To continue doing something
- at the moment: At this time; now
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- consider: To think carefully about something
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- financial: Involving money
- portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
- numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
- handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- hangover: Ill feeling from drinking too much alcohol
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- leave: To go away from; depart
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- resolve: To make a decision to do something
- whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
- liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
- jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
- perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- vengeful: Serving to gain vengeance
- strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
- proficient: Being very skilled at something; being expert at
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- widely: To a large degree; over a large range
- famous: Excellent
- fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- headache: Pain in the head
- emblem: Visual sign or symbol of (nation or organization)
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
- waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
- benefactor: Person who gives money to charities
- exponent: Person who exemplifies an art movement, etc.
- keel: Long central strip along the bottom of a boat
- gamma: Third letter of the Greek alphabet
- epsilon: Fifth letter of the Greek alphabet
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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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This ancient whistling language is in grave danger of dying out
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