Vocabulary
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- strength: Condition of being strong
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- regime: A system of management; a form of government
- due: When something is required or expected
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
- revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- act: To behave in a certain way
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- daily: Happening every day
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
- mobilize: To come together for an action or purpose
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- repression: Psych act of restricting or holding back emotions
- leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
- judiciary: System of judges and courts in a country
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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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