Vocabulary
- work out
- or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
- lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
- intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
- shrink: To become smaller
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- superior: Better; higher quality
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- tenacious: Not giving up easily
- plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- match: To equal or be as good as something else
- innocence: Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
- part: Division of a book
- refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
- marshmallow: Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- dependable: That can be relied on or trusted
- bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
- slab: Thick, flat slice of something
- sully: To make dirty; soil or tarnish
- oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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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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