Vocabulary
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- miserable: Very unhappy
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
- cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
- misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
- frequently: Often; regularly
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- unleash: To release or let an animal go
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
- assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
- whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
- maturity: Time at which an investment is ready to be paid
- habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
- irritated: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- pessimism: Inclination to expect negative outcomes
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- madness: Obsolete term for legal insanity
- delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
- thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
- torment: Great mental or physical pain
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
- lament: Song or poem that expresses great sadness
- altar: Area in a church where the priests preaches from
- kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
- incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
- birthright: Privilege or property you have from birth
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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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