Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- burn the midnight oil: To work or study late into the night.
- with flying colors: With great success or distinction.
- pass with flying colors: To succeed very well or with great distinction.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- have to: Must do
- pass by: To go past someone or something.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- stay up: To not go to bed until late
- by the skin of your teeth: To narrowly escape or succeed at something.
- passed by: Went past someone or something.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- without further ado: Without unnecessary delay or introduction; immediately.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
- head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- at the worst: Used to describe the worst possible situation or outcome.
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- burn: To destroy with fire
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- cram: To add more to something that is already full
- bad: Not good; wrong
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- test: To be given a medical examination
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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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