Vocabulary
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
- walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
- have to: Must do
- wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
- time left: The amount of time that remains or is available.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- get it down: To write something down; record something in writing.
- out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- go away: To go on vacation
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
- back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- hurt for: To lack or be in need of something important.
- check out
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- call: A order or request for action
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- voice: Ability to sing well
- hour: 60 minutes
- circulation: Movement of blood through the body
- pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
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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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