Vocabulary
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- go on: To continue doing something
- throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
- have to: Must do
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- section: A part of a whole
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- leave: To go away from; depart
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
- thermostat: Instrument that controls temperature in buildings
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- peace: Calm and quiet state
- long: Person's name
- garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
- differently: In another and different manner
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- shampoo: Substance used to wash the hair
- dirty: Not clean
- bake: To cook food (bread, cakes) in an oven
- dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
- wrapper: Loose dressing gown for women
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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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