Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- back then: At that time in the past.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- stand out
- at speed: Moving quickly.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
- in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- do time: To spend a period in prison as a punishment.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- got to: To arrive at some place
- think back: To recapture the past
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- love: Person's name
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- kid: Child or young person
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
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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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