Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- page: Person's name
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- newspaper: Sheets of paper (or online) containing the news
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
- talk: Style of speaking
- person: Man, woman or child
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- read: Person's name
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
- badly: Not in a good way; not as wanted or liked
- call: A order or request for action
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- mark: Person's name
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- mad: Very angry
- wild: In a manner which lacks control
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
- underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
- publish: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- silly: Careless
- afford: To make available, to provide
- lady: Another way of saying 'woman'
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
- slam: To criticize sharply
- intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- slightly: Only a little
- exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
- exaggerated: Represented as greater than is true or reasonable
- flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
- exclamation: Abrupt excited utterance
- obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
- savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
- journalistic: Concerning the reporting of news in the media
- premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
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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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