Vocabulary
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- spot: A certain place or area
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- surround: To be all the way around something
- behave: To act correctly
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- circulate: To go round continuously
- deeply: To a significant degree
- angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- call: A order or request for action
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- shoreline: Boundary line between land and water
- sandy: Person's name
- download: To transfer data from a computer or the internet
- app: Small applications for smartphones
- coloured: To change or affect someone's opinion
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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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