Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- going on: To continue doing something
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- blow up: To suddenly become angry
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- at school: Present and attending school.
- warm and fuzzy: Causing a feeling of happiness, comfort, and affection.
- six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- at least: As a minimum
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- go: To attend or be at a place
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- love: Person's name
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- read: Person's name
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- sick: Having a physical or mental illness
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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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