Vocabulary
- going on: To continue doing something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- walk alone: To walk without company; to walk by oneself.
- in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- walk down: To walk along or down something.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- evolve: To develop certain features
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- tiny: Very, very small
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- huge: Very very large
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- master: To gain control over something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- important: Having power or authority
- thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- trust: To expect confidently
- avenue
- compass: Device that shows the direction of north
- truth: Real facts about something
- magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
- weight: How heavy something is
- chorus: Part of a song that is repeated
- cradle: Small bed for a baby, with rockers and sides
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
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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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