Vocabulary
- little man: A man of short stature.
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- blindly follow: To follow someone or something without questioning or understanding.
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- numerous: Existing in large numbers
- radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
- seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- utter: To make a particular sound; speak
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- altogether: All things considered
- philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
- eager: Very excited and interested
- obedience: Doing what someone tells you to; compliance
- awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
- blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- comprehend: To understand the meaning of
- person: Man, woman or child
- malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
- override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
- demon: Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
- allegiance: Loyalty
- embody: To make something into part of a body or system
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- stereotypical: In an inaccurate and simplistic manner
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
- mindless: Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- blindly: Without seeing or looking; without thought or care
- bureaucrat: Official who enforces petty rules
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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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