Vocabulary
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
- blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- great: Very good; better than before
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- ostrich: Very large bird that cannot fly, with a long neck
- jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
- devil: A spirit said to be evil
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- gaga: Mentally incapable, through age
- grandma: Mother of your father or mother
- granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter
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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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