Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- look after: To take care of someone or something
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- in places: In some locations but not others
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- work out
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
- from the first: From the very beginning.
- identity card: Card showing information to identify you
- funeral service: A ceremony held to commemorate a deceased person, typically involving religious rituals or eulogies.
- in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
- of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
- run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- across from: Being on the other side
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- great: Very good; better than before
- waiter: Man who serves food or drinks in a restaurant
- mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
- father: A male parent
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- mum: Mother
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- live: To be alive
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- card: One of 54 pieces of paper used in a game of cards
- grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
- happen: To take place or occur
- married: To become the husband or wife of someone
- cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
- point: An item to be discussed
- call: A order or request for action
- aunt: Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
- area: Amount of measured space
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- birth: Time when a baby or young animal is born
- army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
- injure: To do (usually physical) harm or damage to
- profession: Act of stating your beliefs or feelings openly
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- battle: Military fight between armies
- brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
- border: To be right next to another country or state
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- servant: Person paid to clean, cook, etc. in another's home
- territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- bravery: Quality allowing someone to do courageous things
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
- grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
- maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
- opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
- historian: Someone who studies the course of history
- goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
- illegitimate: Contrary to or forbidden by law
- outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
- de: Of; expressing origin, possession, or separation
- infantry: Group of soldiers who fight on foot
- le
- dearest: Most loved or valued
- census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
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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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