Vocabulary
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- elaborate: To explain something in detail
- intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- narrative: The telling of a story
- status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
- ominous: Indicating something bad or unpleasant will happen
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- count: To add things together to find the total number
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- bare: Lacking contents; empty
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
- alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
- battle: Military fight between armies
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- absent: Not present at a usual or expected place
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- burn: To destroy with fire
- possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
- flagship: Chief one of a related group
- mud: Soft, wet dirt
- battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
- tapestry: Ornamental woven cloths made into a picture/scene
- flank: Middle area on the side of an animal
- abbey: Religious building in a Christian community
- duke: Title given to a man below the rank of prince
- kite: Toy flown in the wind on a long string
- mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
- horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
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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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