Vocabulary
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- mental: Concerning the mind
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- alternative: Something different you can choose
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- chaotic: Utterly confused
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- curb: Anything that restrains or controls
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
- deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
- location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
- parental: Concerning, or provided by, a parent
- ineffective: Not producing the right result; not working well
- journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
- takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- teen: Teenager
- lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
- robin: Person's name
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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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