Vocabulary
- way too long: Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
- shut out: To prevent from entering; keep out of relationship
- miss out: To exclude; not include in something
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- back then: At that time in the past.
- shove on: To move or push forward quickly.
- have to: Must do
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
- run down: To be in a bad condition
- through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- slam: To criticize sharply
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
- stranger: Someone you do not know
- spell: To lead to future trouble
- prophecy: Statement that something will happen in the future
- forget: To not remember something
- celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
- spill: Accident when someone falls
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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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