Vocabulary
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- going on: To continue doing something
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- blow: To move something using air
- leave: To go away from; depart
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- shut: To stop being open for business
- helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- anymore: No longer; no more
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- church: Building where Christians gather and pray to God
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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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